Loading Spinner
Don’t miss out on items like this!

Sign up to get notified when similar items are available.

Lot 195: Floating Swimming Pool by Rem Koolhaas and Madelon Vriesendorp

Est: €2,000 EUR - €3,000 EURSold:
Adams Amsterdam AuctionsAmsterdam, NetherlandsNovember 25, 2014

Item Overview

Description

KOOLHAAS, Rem (Dutch 1944) & VRIESENDORP, Madelon (Dutch 1945). Floating Swimming Pool, 1981. Silkscreen in colours, signed in pencil, numbered and dated 'Rem Koolhaas Madelon Vriesendorp 37/200 1981' (lower right in the image), framed under passe-partout behind glass, image size 63 x 90 cm., frame size 92 x 119 cm., very good condition.

Artist or Maker

Provenance

KPN-collection

Notes

The lot is representative for the so-called 'paper architecture'. This phenomenon occurred in the 1970s - 1980s, when architects, such as Rem Koolhaas, Madelon Vriezendorp, and Elia- and Zoe Zenghelis, could not receive building commissions and 'built' their imaginary constructions on paper."On 15 September 1981 Koolhaas painted swimmer, depicting the clash between the Floating Swimming Pool and the raft of the Medusa. Unlike the finale of the Story of 1976 in which one penetrates the other, in this case they are both wrecked--another metaphor of changes happening at OMA".Roberto Gargiani, Rem Koolhaas / OMA: The Construction of Merveilles (Oxford, UK: 2008), p. 89.

Payment & Shipping

Payment

Accepted forms of payment: American Express, MasterCard, Paypal, Visa

Shipping

Auction House will ship, at Buyer's expense

Auction Details

ART ON PAPER - NRC VEILINGEN

by
Adams Amsterdam Auctions
November 25, 2014, 07:00 PM CET

Herengracht 458, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, 1017 CA, NL

Terms

Buyer's Premium

27.2%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
€0€99€5
€100€199€10
€200€299€20
€300€499€25
€500€999€50
€1,000€1,999€100
€2,000€4,999€200
€5,000€9,999€500
€10,000+€1,000

Extended Bidding

5 minutes/bid

Conditions of Sale

1. All items are assumed to be in good condition, unless otherwise stated. They may be returned - in the same condition - if any serious defect not mentioned in the catalogue is found. Notice must be given promptly, and the item returned within 8 days of receipt. Excepted are lots comprising 3 or more works, works not mentioned in the description ("others"), or items marked "w.a.f." ("with all faults") or "n.s.t.r." ("not subject to return").

2. Prices are in Euros. Bids are raised by fixed increments. Up to €100 the increment is €5, from €100 to €200 the increment is €10, from €200 to €300 the increment is €20, from €300 to €500 the increment is €25, from €500 to €1.000 the increment is €50, from €1.000 to €2.000 the increment is €100, from €2.000 to €5.000 the increment is €200, from €5.000 to €10.000 the increment is €500, and from €10.000 upwards the increment is €1.000.

3. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser of the lot. In case of dispute, the auctioneer alone is entitled to decide on price and/or purchaser. The auctioneer has the right to refuse any bid without stating his reason.

4. Each buyer is held to buy for his own account and cannot claim any commission.

5. Winning bidders pay a buyer's premium of 20% over the hammer price, plus a 3% online transaction fee. Purchasers within the European Union pay 21% VAT over the buyer's premium.

6. All purchases must be paid for within two weeks of receipt of the invoice. Property of the goods does not pass to the purchaser until the invoice has been paid in full. Any costs caused by the buyers not complying with these conditions (e.g. collecting fees) will be chargeable to them. Payments are accepted by bank transfer, iDeal, Visa, Mastercard, American Express and PayPal. All bank charges are to be paid by the buyer. Payments by credit card and PayPal are subject to a 4% surcharge on the total invoice amount.

7. Shipping is at cost and risk of the purchaser. All shipments are sent through standard surface mail unless the buyer explicitly requests otherwise.

8. Buyers who wish to collect their goods must do so within two weeks of the date of the auction. All costs incurred after this period, e.g. storage, insurance, transport etc., will be charged to the buyer.

9. On every purchase Dutch law only is applicable. In case of disputes the judge of the appropriate chamber in Amsterdam is exclusively competent to decide in first instance.

10. By bidding, the bidder accepts that these conditions of sale are binding.

Payment

Payments are accepted by bank transfer, iDeal, Visa, Mastercard, American Express and PayPal. All bank charges are to be paid by the buyer. Payments by credit card and PayPal are subject to a 4% surcharge on the total invoice amount.

Shipping Terms

Auction House will ship, at Buyer's expense

Premium & Taxes

Winning bidders pay a buyer's premium of 20% over the hammer price, plus a 3% online transaction fee. Purchasers within the European Union pay 21% VAT over the buyer's premium.