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Wassily Kandinsky
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- ZEICHNUNG ZU RADIERUNG II (DRAWING FOR ETCHING II)
- signed with the monogram and dated 16 (lower left)
- pen and ink on paper
- 24.8 by 19cm., 9 3/4 by 7 1/2 in.
Provenance
Gummesons Konsthandel, Stockholm (acquired in 1916)
Dr Sven Junghagen, Sweden (acquired from the above in 1936)
Private Collection, Sweden
Sale: Bukowskis, Stockholm, 3rd December 2002, lot 193
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Dr Sven Junghagen, Sweden (acquired from the above in 1936)
Private Collection, Sweden
Sale: Bukowskis, Stockholm, 3rd December 2002, lot 193
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Stockholm, Gummesons Konsthandel, Kandinsky: Oljemålninger och Grafik, 1916
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Paris 1932 - 10 Nationer, 24 Konstnärer: Utställning av postkubistik och surrealistisk konst, 1932, no. 85
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Paris 1932 - 10 Nationer, 24 Konstnärer: Utställning av postkubistik och surrealistisk konst, 1932, no. 85
Literature
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Drawings. Catalogue Raisonné: Individual Drawings, London, 2006, vol. I, no. 387, illustrated p. 196
Condition
Condition: Executed on dark cream coloured wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount in all four corners. There is a small faint spot of staining in the lower left quadrant. Apart from some overmount staining to all four edges and some light handling marks near the top right corner, this work is in good 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."