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an image of a red and white drawing of a man on a horse
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Estimate €50 - €100
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Emil Wachter* (Neuburgweier 1921 – 2012 Karlsruhe) Composition, 1959 colour lithograph on paper, 46.8 x 35.5 cm signed E. Wachter, dated 59 numbered 12/30 ESTIMATE °€ 50 – € 100 STARTING PRICE °€ 50 Emil Wachter was a German realist painter and graphic artist specialising in landscapes, portraits and industrial scenes. Born in Neuburgweier in 1921, the son of a farmer, he studied at the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts from 1946 to 1952 under Karl Dickmann and Wilhelm Schnarrenberger. From 1955 onwards, he took part in exhibitions at the Karlsruhe Art Gallery, and from 1960, he taught as a professor at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe. From 1970, he produced large-format industrial scenes and views of the River Rhine. Wachter painted Baden vineyards, factory landscapes and portraits of workers with clear lines, subdued lighting and realistic precision, influenced by New Objectivity, Swabian Realism and contemporary photography. His oil paintings, watercolours and etchings are characterised by geometric composition and a keen sense of social observation. Other artists and styles: Karl Dickmann, Wilhelm Schnarrenberger, Karlsruhe Art Gallery, New Objectivity, Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts 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 per cent 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% in the case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
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About the sale Modern Art, Lots 1–508: Starts at 10.00 am CET; Lots 509–981: Starts at 4.00 pm CET
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 10:00 AM
Lot description modified on 09/26/2026 at 1:15 PM
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