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Wassily Kandinsky
Estimate
190,000 - 250,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Ohne titel (Untitled)
- signed with the artist's monogram and dated 15 (lower left)
- watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on paper laid down on board
- 26.5 by 34cm., 10 1/2 by 13 3/8 in.
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, New York, 11th May 1989, lot 133
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Watercolours, Catalogue Raisonné, 1900-1921, London, 1992, vol. I, no. 404, illustrated p. 358
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on card. The sheet is slightly time-stained and there is a fox mark to the upper left corner of the upper right quadrant. Otherwise this work is in overall good condition.
Colours: fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though overall slightly warmer in the original.
"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."