Lot 54
  • 54

Wassily Kandinsky

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed

Description

  • Wassily Kandinsky
  • Vert-noir
  • Stamped with the artist's monogram (lower left)
  • Watercolor and brush and ink on paper
  • 12 3/8 by 9 3/4 in.
  • 31.6 by 24.7 cm
  • Executed in May 1934.

Provenance

Nina Kandinsky, Paris
Acquired from the above

Exhibited

Tokyo, Galerie Tokoro, Wassily Kandinsky: Expositions des aquarelles de 1910 à 1944, 1979, no. 19, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Wassily Kandinsky, Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1922, no. 147, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Lugano, Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Kandinsky nelle collezioni Svizzere, 1995, n.n.

Literature

Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky, Catalogue Raisonné of the Watercolors, 1922-1944, vol. II, Ithaca, 1994, no. 1153, illustrated p. 382 & in color p. 360

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The left edge is deckled. The sheet is fixed to the mount at the four corners. There is a faint watermark along the lower edge. Apart from a few pinhole-sized spots of foxing and a faint media mark in the upper left quadrant, this work is in excellent 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.
(C) 2025 Sotheby's
All alcoholic beverage sales in New York are made solely by Sotheby's Wine (NEW L1046028)