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Wassily Kandinsky
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
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Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Untitled
- monogramed K and dated 23 (lower left); inscribed by Nina Kandinsky 1923/N4 (on the reverse mount)
- India ink on paper laid down on cardboard
- 22,5 x 31,3 cm ; 8 7/8 x 12 3/8 in.
Provenance
Nina Kandinsky, Paris
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 25, 1986, lot 407A
Kunst Sammlung Nordhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 25, 1986, lot 407A
Kunst Sammlung Nordhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Dina Vierny, Kandinsky dessins 1886-1944, 1975, no. 35, illustrated in the catalogue
Düsseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Kandinsky Watercolours and Drawings, 1992, no. 75, illustrated in the catalogue n.p.
Düsseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Kandinsky Watercolours and Drawings, 1992, no. 75, illustrated in the catalogue n.p.
Literature
Will Grohmann, Wassily Kandinsky : sa vie son œuvre, Cologne & New York, 1958, illustrated p. 178
Derrière le miroir, 1960, p. 8
Volpi, Orlandini, Marisa,Kandinsky : Dall’art nouveau alla psicologia della forma, Rome, 1968, p. 108
Pierre Volboudt, Die Ziechnungen Wassily Kandinsky, Cologne, 1974, no. 45, illustrated n.p.
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Drawings Catalogue Raisonné, vol. I, London, 2006, no. 530, illustrated p. 230
Derrière le miroir, 1960, p. 8
Volpi, Orlandini, Marisa,Kandinsky : Dall’art nouveau alla psicologia della forma, Rome, 1968, p. 108
Pierre Volboudt, Die Ziechnungen Wassily Kandinsky, Cologne, 1974, no. 45, illustrated n.p.
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Drawings Catalogue Raisonné, vol. I, London, 2006, no. 530, illustrated p. 230
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on artist's mount which is affixed to the mount at each corner with transparent corners. There is a small stain on the paper surface towards the lower part of the right edge. There is a tiny spot of foxing to the upper right quadrant. There are some handling marks to the edges of the mount, primarly to the left and rigth edges. There is an area of loss to the left part of the lower edge of the mount. Otherwise this work is in overall very 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. 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."