Sale: 553 / Contemporary Day Sale, June 07. 2024 in Munich Lot 145


145
Fritz Koenig
Kleines Epitaph für Ikarus II, 1982.
Iron, muonted, with red-brown patina
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000

 
$ 10,700 - 16,050

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Kleines Epitaph für Ikarus II. 1982.
Iron, muonted, with red-brown patina.
Scratched monogram in lower left on front side. One of 3 copies. 40 x 18 x 12 cm (15.7 x 7 x 4.7 in).
[KT].

• Rare: One of only 3 copies.
• Beginning in the 1980s, Koening dedicated his work to transience, creating his famous epitaphs and the "Icarus" group.
• Homage to the ingenious engineer and tragic visionary of ancient mythology.
• Koenig's sculptures are in many important collections, among them the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Guggenheim Collection, Venice, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
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PROVENANCE: Private collection Bavaria.

LITERATURE: Dietrich Clarenbach, Fritz Koenig. Catalogue raisonné, vol. 2: Skulpturen, Munich 2003, no. 786 (illu. on p. 190).

Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 14.32 h +/- 20 min.





Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Fritz Koenig "Kleines Epitaph für Ikarus II"
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.