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Erich Heckel
Männerbildnis, 1919.
Woodcut in colors
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 33,000 - 44,000
Männerbildnis. 1919.
Woodcut in colors.
Signed. Copy aside from the unnumbered edition. On slightly structured wove paper. 46 x 32.5 cm (18.1 x 12.7 in). Sheet: 66,5 x 55 cm (26,1 x 21,6 in).
[EH].
• This is probably the most important self-portrait in the artist's oeuvre.
• A milestone in expressionist color print art, with a monotype-like finish.
• High-contrast print in black, blue, green and ochre with an almost painterly application of color and a print appearance that distinguishes all known copies from the three printing states.
• Shown on the poster of the 1963 comprehensive exhibition of prints at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart to celebrate Heckel's 80th birthday and in 2015 on the cover of the catalog for the exhibition "Max Kaus – Erich Heckel. Eine Künstlerfreundschaft" at the Brücke-Museum in Berlin.
• Further copies of this print are in museum collections, such as the Saarlandmuseum, Saarbrücken and the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
PROVENANCE: Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (acquired in 2000).
LITERATURE: Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel. Das graphische Werk, vol. 1: Holzschnitte, New York 1964, no. 238 II (of II B).
Renate Ebner, Andreas Gabelmann, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. 2 (1914-1968), Munich 2021, no. 739 H III A (of III B), pp. 104f.
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Galerie Kornfeld & Cie, Bern, Kunst des 19. und 20.Jahrhunderts, June 23, 2000, lot 50 (illustrated).
"The woodcut head is two-plate print, first in black, the second plate painted in two colors with a brush."
Erich Heckel on the printing process for this woodcut, in a letter to Gustav Schiefler dated January 17, 1920.
"Line and surface in perfect harmony with color, a self-portrait characterized by self-evidence and the absolute certainty of his consummate mastery."
Dr. Annemarie Dube-Heynig, author of the catalogue raisonné of Erich Heckel's prints, quoted from: Exhib. cat. Erich Heckel, Museum Folkwang, Essen / Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1983/84, p. 65.
Called up: December 7, 2024 - ca. 14.30 h +/- 20 min.
Woodcut in colors.
Signed. Copy aside from the unnumbered edition. On slightly structured wove paper. 46 x 32.5 cm (18.1 x 12.7 in). Sheet: 66,5 x 55 cm (26,1 x 21,6 in).
[EH].
• This is probably the most important self-portrait in the artist's oeuvre.
• A milestone in expressionist color print art, with a monotype-like finish.
• High-contrast print in black, blue, green and ochre with an almost painterly application of color and a print appearance that distinguishes all known copies from the three printing states.
• Shown on the poster of the 1963 comprehensive exhibition of prints at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart to celebrate Heckel's 80th birthday and in 2015 on the cover of the catalog for the exhibition "Max Kaus – Erich Heckel. Eine Künstlerfreundschaft" at the Brücke-Museum in Berlin.
• Further copies of this print are in museum collections, such as the Saarlandmuseum, Saarbrücken and the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
PROVENANCE: Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (acquired in 2000).
LITERATURE: Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel. Das graphische Werk, vol. 1: Holzschnitte, New York 1964, no. 238 II (of II B).
Renate Ebner, Andreas Gabelmann, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. 2 (1914-1968), Munich 2021, no. 739 H III A (of III B), pp. 104f.
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Galerie Kornfeld & Cie, Bern, Kunst des 19. und 20.Jahrhunderts, June 23, 2000, lot 50 (illustrated).
"The woodcut head is two-plate print, first in black, the second plate painted in two colors with a brush."
Erich Heckel on the printing process for this woodcut, in a letter to Gustav Schiefler dated January 17, 1920.
"Line and surface in perfect harmony with color, a self-portrait characterized by self-evidence and the absolute certainty of his consummate mastery."
Dr. Annemarie Dube-Heynig, author of the catalogue raisonné of Erich Heckel's prints, quoted from: Exhib. cat. Erich Heckel, Museum Folkwang, Essen / Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1983/84, p. 65.
Called up: December 7, 2024 - ca. 14.30 h +/- 20 min.
208
Erich Heckel
Männerbildnis, 1919.
Woodcut in colors
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 33,000 - 44,000
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Erich Heckel "Männerbildnis"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 19 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium. As an exception, the reduced VAT of 7 % is added for printed books.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 19 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium. As an exception, the reduced VAT of 7 % is added for printed books.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.