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Wassily Kandinsky
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- OHNE TITEL (UNTITLED)
- signed with the monogram and dated 41 (lower left)
- pen and ink on paper
- 27.8 by 18.6cm., 11 by 7 3/8 in.
Provenance
Nina Kandinsky, Paris (the artist's wife)
Galeria Juana Mordo, Madrid
De la Sierra Collection, Madrid (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Galeria Juana Mordo, Madrid
De la Sierra Collection, Madrid (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Karl Flinker, Kandinsky: peintures, dessins, gravures, éditions, œuvres inédites, 1972
Literature
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Drawings, Catalogue Raisonné, Individual Drawings, Munich, 2006, vol. I, no. 1153, illustrated p. 521
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, attached to a sheet of paper at all four corners, attached to the mount in all four corners, floating in the mount. There are 5 perforations to the left edge, intrinsic to the support. This work is in very good condition.
Colours: The paper tone is warmer and the pen more strident in the original.
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"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."