Lot 53 
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53
Günther Förg
Ohne Titel, 2002.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 80,000 - 120,000
$ 85,600 - 128,400
Ohne Titel. 2002.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed and dated in the upper right. 81 x 60.5 cm (31.8 x 23.8 in).
• Accentuated, colorful composition from the “Grid Paintings", created as of 1992.
• In his “Grid Paintings”, Günther Förg explored the depths of Edvard Munch's late work and adopted his motifs and gestures in an abstract form.
• Powerful and dynamic interplay of loosened and condensed elements.
• Günther Förg's are part of numerous acclaimed international collections like the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the San Francisco Museum of Art.
The work is registered in the archive of the Estate Günther Förg with the number WVF.02.B.1228. We are grateful to Mr. Michael Neff of the Estate Günther Förg for his kind confirmation of this work's authenticity.
PROVENANCE: Politischer Club Colonia.
Private collection Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above).
Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 14.30 h +/- 20 min.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed and dated in the upper right. 81 x 60.5 cm (31.8 x 23.8 in).
• Accentuated, colorful composition from the “Grid Paintings", created as of 1992.
• In his “Grid Paintings”, Günther Förg explored the depths of Edvard Munch's late work and adopted his motifs and gestures in an abstract form.
• Powerful and dynamic interplay of loosened and condensed elements.
• Günther Förg's are part of numerous acclaimed international collections like the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the San Francisco Museum of Art.
The work is registered in the archive of the Estate Günther Förg with the number WVF.02.B.1228. We are grateful to Mr. Michael Neff of the Estate Günther Förg for his kind confirmation of this work's authenticity.
PROVENANCE: Politischer Club Colonia.
Private collection Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above).
Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 14.30 h +/- 20 min.
Decisive inspiration for Förg's large “Grid Paintings” from the 1990s did not only come from the grid and cross structures of Paul Klee's watercolors made from 1913 onward, but also from Edvard Munch's late work. Förg transformed and alienated these art-historical impulses, which were so significant for the evolution of modern painting, and transferred Munch's motifs and gestures into abstract painting. Klee's works are small and graphic, Munch's paintings are figurative, whereas Förg's creations are always painterly. In the “Grid Paintings”, Förg attained an atmospheric effect and strength that he solely gained from color and the contrast between surface and structure.
In 2014, the Museum Brandhorst in Munich presented the first posthumous retrospective exhibition, followed by the exhibition “Günther Förg. A Fragile Beauty" at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Dallas Museum of Art in 2018. In 2023, the Long Museum in Shanghai also presented a major show. Förg's paintings can be found in numerous international museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. [EH]
In 2014, the Museum Brandhorst in Munich presented the first posthumous retrospective exhibition, followed by the exhibition “Günther Förg. A Fragile Beauty" at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Dallas Museum of Art in 2018. In 2023, the Long Museum in Shanghai also presented a major show. Förg's paintings can be found in numerous international museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. [EH]
53
Günther Förg
Ohne Titel, 2002.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 80,000 - 120,000
$ 85,600 - 128,400
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Günther Förg "Ohne Titel"
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.