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256 - Gottfried Kumpf*
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Estimate €250 - €500
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Gottfried Kumpf* (Annaberg im Lammertal 1930 – 2022 Vienna) Winter Sun lithograph on paper 40.5 x 57 cm signed Kumpf, inscribed ‘Wintersonne’, numbered 139/250 ESTIMATE °€ 250 – € 500 STARTING PRICE °€ 250 Gottfried Kumpf was an Austrian painter, graphic artist and sculptor. The main subject of his paintings was landscapes, which he rendered in a naïve style. A distinctive feature of his pictures is the mischievous character, which is usually hidden away in some corner of the picture. Kumpf designed the motorway service station in Göttlesbrunn and the thermal baths in Stegersbach, although most of the elements he designed were removed during a renovation in 2004. Together with Thomas Brezina, he wrote a series of picture books. He has also designed several stamps for Austrian Post and the United Nations Postal Administration. The elephant sculpture in front of the Natural History Museum in Vienna, which is very popular with children, was also created by Kumpf. In 2005, he designed bronze sculptures of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which had previously been featured on a series of telephone cards for Austrian Post. Gottfried Kumpf was married to the visual artist and librettist Maria Plachky. From 1968, he lived in Breitenbrunn am Neusiedler See, Burgenland. Other artists and styles: Edgar Jené, Arnulf Neuwirth, Franz Rogler, Rudolf Hoflehner, Rudolf Pointner, Rudolf Hausner, Wolfgang Hutter, Anton Lehmden, Arik Brauer, Ernst Fuchs, Arnulf Rainer, Friedenreich Hundertwasser, Fritz Wotruba, Max Weiler, Paul Flora PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price comprises the highest bid plus the buyer’s premium, VAT and, where applicable, the artists’ resale rights fee and platform fee. In the case of standard taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The statutory sales tax of 13 per cent (20 per cent for photographs) is added to the sum of the highest bid, the buyer’s premium and the platform fee. The buyer’s premium amounts to 28 per cent in the case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
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About the sale Modern Art
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 10:00 AM
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