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Wassily Kandinsky
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Zeichnung 'Mit Grüner Dame' (Drawing for 'With Green Lady')
- Inscribed in cyrillic N. Stepan (on the verso)
- Pen and ink on paper laid down on paper
- 12 1/4 by 15 3/8 in.
- 31.4 by 39 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Russia
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 10, 1989, lot 137
Private Collection
Sale: Finarte, Lugano, March 28, 1992, lot 63
Private Collection
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 10, 1989, lot 137
Private Collection
Sale: Finarte, Lugano, March 28, 1992, lot 63
Private Collection
Exhibited
New York, Helly Nahmad Gallery, Kandinsky, Sounds of Color, 2004, p. 89
Literature
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Drawings, Catalogue Raisonné, Individual Drawings, vol. I, Munich, 2006, no. 441, illustrated p. 223
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper laid down on paper. There is an "H" shaped repaired tear 1.5 by 2 inches at upper left edge, a quarter inch repaired tear at center of bottom edge, and a pindot repaired loss to the sheet at upper right corner. Sheet is slightly discolored at extreme edges and has a few tiny scattered dots of foxing. Otherwise fine, 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.
Catalogue Note
According to Vivian Endicott Barnett, this drawing is a study for the glass painting Mit Grüner Dame, 1917, which shows the same image in reverse and with the same dimensions.