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Erich Schmid* (Vienna 1908 – 1984 Paris) Street in Paris oil on canvas 55 x 65 cm ESTIMATE €1,000 – €2,000 STARTING PRICE €1,000 The Austrian-French artist Erich Schmid was born in Vienna in 1908. He spent his youth in Vienna and studied psychology there. In 1925, Schmid enrolled at the art academy; this was followed by periods in Berlin and visits to the Reimann School, as well as exhibitions at the Secession and the School of Applied Arts. In 1938, Schmid fled to Paris via Belgium, whilst his family was deported to Auschwitz. Schmid was interned in Gurs alongside his friend Jean Améry from 1940 to 1942. From 1945 onwards, Schmid lived in Paris and exhibited regularly in various Parisian galleries. In 1958 he met his soulmate, Gail Singer. In 1978, Améry committed suicide; Améry’s novel *Lefeu oder der Abbruch* (*Lefeu or the Demolition*) is a biography of Erich Schmid. His final exhibition took place in Paris in 1981. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price comprises the highest bid plus the buyer’s premium, VAT and, where applicable, the artist’s resale royalty and platform fee. In the case of standard taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory 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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