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Wassily Kandinsky
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- QUADRAT IM NEBEL (SQUARE IN THE MIST)
- Signed K and dated 32 (lower left); titled, numbered 486 and dated 1932 on the reverse
- Watercolor on paper laid down on card
- 22 3/4 by 12 3/8 in.
- 57.8 by 31.4 cm.
Provenance
Nina Kandinsky, Paris
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Galerie Berggruen & Cie., Paris
Sale: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, London, 4th April 1979, lot 243
Galerie Tarica, Paris
Beck & Eggeling, Düsseldorf
Exhibited
Zurich, Galerie Maeght, Kandinsky: Ölbilder, Gouachen, Zeichnungen, no. 41
Paris, Galerie Berggruen, Kandinsky, Aquarelles et dessins, 1972, no. 41
London, Lefevre Gallery, Oil Paintings and Watercolours by Wassily Kandinsky, 1973, no. 31
London, Annely Juda Fine Art, The Non-Objective World 1915-1955, 1973, no. 63
London, Achim Moeller Ltd., Kandinsky, Fifteen Paintings by Wassily Kandinsky, 1978, no. 13
Paris, Galerie Berggruen, Kandinsky, Aquarelles et dessins, 1972, no. 41
London, Lefevre Gallery, Oil Paintings and Watercolours by Wassily Kandinsky, 1973, no. 31
London, Annely Juda Fine Art, The Non-Objective World 1915-1955, 1973, no. 63
London, Achim Moeller Ltd., Kandinsky, Fifteen Paintings by Wassily Kandinsky, 1978, no. 13
Literature
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Watercolours, Catalogue Raisonné 1922-1944, London, 1994, vol. II, no. 1097, illustrated p. 340
Condition
Executed on white wove paper, laid down on card. Apart from some minor overmount staining to the edges and very minor surface dirt, this work is in good original condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.