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WASSILY KANDINSKY | Linien (Lines)
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Linien (Lines)
- Signed with the artist's monogram and dated 39 (lower left); titled, dated 1939 and numbered No628 (on the verso)
- Watercolor and tempera on black paper mounted on card
- Image: 10 1/4 by 19 1/2 in.; 26 by 49.6 cm.
- Mount: 14 1/8 by 23 3/8 in.; 36 by 59.5 cm
- Executed in May 1939.
Provenance
Nina Kandinsky, Paris (the artist's wife; until 1972)
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired in 1972)
Pace Gallery, New York (acquired in 1973)
Joseph Seraphin, New York (and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, May 16, 1979, lot 69b)
Wendell Dennison (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 20, 1983, lot 159
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired by 1984)
The Elkon Gallery, New York (from 1987)
Private Collection, Tokyo (acquired by 1992 and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 17, 1998, lot 376)
Private Collection, Israel (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, June 7, 2000, lot 7
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired circa 2000 and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 24, 2014, lot 348)
Acquired by William Louis-Dreyfus for the Louis-Dreyfus Family Collections at the above sale
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired in 1972)
Pace Gallery, New York (acquired in 1973)
Joseph Seraphin, New York (and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, May 16, 1979, lot 69b)
Wendell Dennison (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 20, 1983, lot 159
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired by 1984)
The Elkon Gallery, New York (from 1987)
Private Collection, Tokyo (acquired by 1992 and sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 17, 1998, lot 376)
Private Collection, Israel (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, June 7, 2000, lot 7
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired circa 2000 and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 24, 2014, lot 348)
Acquired by William Louis-Dreyfus for the Louis-Dreyfus Family Collections at the above sale
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Maeght, Kandinsky, Aquarelles et gouaches, collection privée de Madame W. Kandinsky, 1957, no. 47
Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Aquarelles et gouaches de W. Kandinsky, 1959, no. 30
New York, The Museum of Modern Art & traveling, Kandinsky Watercolors, 1969-71, no. 36
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Wassily Kandinsky, Aquarelle und Gouachen, 1971, no. 56
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Kandinsky Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1972, no. 71, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Atlanta, Olympia Galleries, Abstract Art, 1976, n.n.
New York, The Elkon Gallery, Masters of the XXth Century, 1987, n.n., illustrated in color in the catalogue,
Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen & Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Wassily Kandinsky Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1992, no. 170, illustrated in the catalogue
Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Aquarelles et gouaches de W. Kandinsky, 1959, no. 30
New York, The Museum of Modern Art & traveling, Kandinsky Watercolors, 1969-71, no. 36
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Wassily Kandinsky, Aquarelle und Gouachen, 1971, no. 56
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Kandinsky Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1972, no. 71, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Atlanta, Olympia Galleries, Abstract Art, 1976, n.n.
New York, The Elkon Gallery, Masters of the XXth Century, 1987, n.n., illustrated in color in the catalogue,
Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen & Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Wassily Kandinsky Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1992, no. 170, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
The artist's handlist, no. 628
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Watercolors, Catalogue Raisonné, 1922-44, vol. II, 1994, no. 1263, illustrated p. 464
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Watercolors, Catalogue Raisonné, 1922-44, vol. II, 1994, no. 1263, illustrated p. 464
Condition
Executed on black paper laid down on the artist's mount and t-hinged to the overmount intermittently along the upper edge. There is some mount staining to the artist's mount, not visible when framed. There is a roughly 5cm. thin vertical scuff running from the tip of the orange element and a further 3cm. minor scuff to its left. This work is in overall good original condition.
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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.