Lot 116
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Asger Jorn
Saaret vilddyr (Wounded Beast I), 1950-1953.
Oil on fibreboard
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 42,800 - 64,200
Saaret vilddyr (Wounded Beast I). 1950-1953.
Oil on fibreboard.
Signed, dated, titled and inscribed with the artist's address on the reverse. 61.5 x 41 cm (24.2 x 16.1 in).
• The declared aim of the artist group “CoBrA”, which Jorn co-founded in 1948, was to increase spontaneity and expressivity in art and to challenge the artistic supremacy of Paris.
• The wild, spontaneous technique integrates the process of creation and the material into the composition.
• In his early works, Asger Jorn found inspiration in the ornamental forms of Viking art, in medieval Danish frescoes and Scandinavian folk art.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Norway (since 2012).
LITERATURE: Guy Atkins, Asger Jorn, Jorn in Scandinavia 1930-1953, London 1968, catalogue raisonné no. 717.
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Arne Bruun Rasmussen, Copenhagen, auction on June 12, 2012, lot 771.
Ingrid Schjoldager (ed.), The Narud Collection, Oslo 2021 (illu. in color on pp. 23 and 107).
"Fairy tales and myths have monsters, fantastic beings and symbols that people have crafted from real phenomena. [..] We should not give descriptions of men as animals. But we should describe ourselves as animals. That is our way."
Asger Jorn in a letter to Constant, 1950 (quoted from: Uwe M. Schneede, Cobra 1948-51, ex. cat. Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg 1982, p. 138).
Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 13.52 h +/- 20 min.
Oil on fibreboard.
Signed, dated, titled and inscribed with the artist's address on the reverse. 61.5 x 41 cm (24.2 x 16.1 in).
• The declared aim of the artist group “CoBrA”, which Jorn co-founded in 1948, was to increase spontaneity and expressivity in art and to challenge the artistic supremacy of Paris.
• The wild, spontaneous technique integrates the process of creation and the material into the composition.
• In his early works, Asger Jorn found inspiration in the ornamental forms of Viking art, in medieval Danish frescoes and Scandinavian folk art.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Norway (since 2012).
LITERATURE: Guy Atkins, Asger Jorn, Jorn in Scandinavia 1930-1953, London 1968, catalogue raisonné no. 717.
- -
Arne Bruun Rasmussen, Copenhagen, auction on June 12, 2012, lot 771.
Ingrid Schjoldager (ed.), The Narud Collection, Oslo 2021 (illu. in color on pp. 23 and 107).
"Fairy tales and myths have monsters, fantastic beings and symbols that people have crafted from real phenomena. [..] We should not give descriptions of men as animals. But we should describe ourselves as animals. That is our way."
Asger Jorn in a letter to Constant, 1950 (quoted from: Uwe M. Schneede, Cobra 1948-51, ex. cat. Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg 1982, p. 138).
Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 13.52 h +/- 20 min.
116
Asger Jorn
Saaret vilddyr (Wounded Beast I), 1950-1953.
Oil on fibreboard
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 42,800 - 64,200
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Asger Jorn "Saaret vilddyr (Wounded Beast I)"
This lot can be subjected to differential taxation plus a 7% import tax levy (saving approx. 5 % compared to regular taxation) 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.