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Vassily Kandinsky
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Ohne Titel (Untitled)
- Signed with the artist's monogram and dated 34 (lower left)
- India ink on paper laid down on card
- 8 1/4 by 12 5/8 in.
- 21 by 32 cm
Provenance
Sale: Klipstein und Kornfeld, Bern, April 21, 1956, lot 78
Eugene V. Thaw, New York
James Wise, Geneva
Berggruen & Cie, Paris (acquired in 1959)
Galerie Maeght, Paris
B. C. Holland, Inc., Chicago
Mary McFadden, New York
Donna Schneier Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1976
Literature
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Drawings, Catalogue raisonné, vol. I, Munich, 2006, no. 961, illustrated p. 452
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper laid down on card. Sheet is slightly time-darkened. Some minor surface dirt to the right and left of the center form. A few scattered spots of foxing in the left half of the sheet. Otherwise, ink lines are strong and 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.
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.