Lot 211 
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Fengmian Lin
Jeune femme nue assise, Ca. 1970.
Watercolor and ink
Estimate:
€ 100,000 - 150,000
$ 116,000 - 174,000
Fengmian Lin
1900 - 1991
Jeune femme nue assise. Ca. 1970s.
Watercolor and ink.
Signed in the lower left and bearing the artist's stamp. On thin mould-made paper. 69 x 70 cm (27.1 x 27.5 in), the full sheet. [AW].
• Lin Fengmian is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting and was the first president of the Chinese Academy of Arts.
• Captivating nude with a quiet grace and solitary beauty.
• In 1920s Paris, he met Henri Matisse and Amedeo Modigliani, whose artistic influence is particularly evident in Lin Fengmian's depictions of women.
• Only a few of the artist's works survived—they were either deliberately destroyed during the Chinese Cultural Revolution or destroyed by him for his own protection.
• Today, the artist's works can be found in renowned museums around the world, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Accompanied by a certificate issued by Gerald Markowitz (the artist's grandson, in copy).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA.
Private collection, France.
Private collection, Italy.
Private collection, Austria (acquired from the above).
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 15.28 h +/- 20 min.
1900 - 1991
Jeune femme nue assise. Ca. 1970s.
Watercolor and ink.
Signed in the lower left and bearing the artist's stamp. On thin mould-made paper. 69 x 70 cm (27.1 x 27.5 in), the full sheet. [AW].
• Lin Fengmian is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting and was the first president of the Chinese Academy of Arts.
• Captivating nude with a quiet grace and solitary beauty.
• In 1920s Paris, he met Henri Matisse and Amedeo Modigliani, whose artistic influence is particularly evident in Lin Fengmian's depictions of women.
• Only a few of the artist's works survived—they were either deliberately destroyed during the Chinese Cultural Revolution or destroyed by him for his own protection.
• Today, the artist's works can be found in renowned museums around the world, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Accompanied by a certificate issued by Gerald Markowitz (the artist's grandson, in copy).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA.
Private collection, France.
Private collection, Italy.
Private collection, Austria (acquired from the above).
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 15.28 h +/- 20 min.
211
Fengmian Lin
Jeune femme nue assise, Ca. 1970.
Watercolor and ink
Estimate:
€ 100,000 - 150,000
$ 116,000 - 174,000
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Fengmian Lin "Jeune femme nue assise"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
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 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
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.
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