Lot 150 
Raumbeispiel
150
Alexander Koester
9 Enten im Abendlicht, Um 1910.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 15,000 - 20,000
$ 16,500 - 22,000
9 Enten im Abendlicht. Um 1910.
Oil on canvas.
Signed lower left. Numbered verso on the stretcher by hand "aa 119". 62.5 x 96.5 cm (24.6 x 37.9 in).
• Koester was fascinated with the visual allure of the genre: he used light and color to capture the fleeting impression of the plumage, the reflections of sunlight on the water, and movement in a free, impressionistic style.
• Koester modernized the animal and bird genre, which goes back to 17th-century Dutch painting, by making it purely pictorial.
• His depictions of ducks were very popular and found their way into collections and museums: Emperor Wilhelm II purchased the duck painting “Siesta” in 1900, while King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy followed suit in 1907.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Germany.
"The pleasure of these amusing waterbirds can be explained by looking at the white, loose plumage, the orange beaks, the reflections in the water, the sunshine, the blue reflections of the air - an abundance of technical things .."
Exhibition review Bozen 1902, quoted from: Ruth Stein, Hans Koester, Alexander Koester 1864-1932, Leben und Werk, Recklinghausen 1988, p. 47.
Called up: December 7, 2024 - ca. 14.05 h +/- 20 min.
Oil on canvas.
Signed lower left. Numbered verso on the stretcher by hand "aa 119". 62.5 x 96.5 cm (24.6 x 37.9 in).
• Koester was fascinated with the visual allure of the genre: he used light and color to capture the fleeting impression of the plumage, the reflections of sunlight on the water, and movement in a free, impressionistic style.
• Koester modernized the animal and bird genre, which goes back to 17th-century Dutch painting, by making it purely pictorial.
• His depictions of ducks were very popular and found their way into collections and museums: Emperor Wilhelm II purchased the duck painting “Siesta” in 1900, while King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy followed suit in 1907.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Germany.
"The pleasure of these amusing waterbirds can be explained by looking at the white, loose plumage, the orange beaks, the reflections in the water, the sunshine, the blue reflections of the air - an abundance of technical things .."
Exhibition review Bozen 1902, quoted from: Ruth Stein, Hans Koester, Alexander Koester 1864-1932, Leben und Werk, Recklinghausen 1988, p. 47.
Called up: December 7, 2024 - ca. 14.05 h +/- 20 min.
150
Alexander Koester
9 Enten im Abendlicht, Um 1910.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 15,000 - 20,000
$ 16,500 - 22,000
Buyer's premium and taxation for Alexander Koester "9 Enten im Abendlicht"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
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.
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.