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Wassily Kandinsky
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 EUR
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Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Blauer Kreis No. 2 (Cercle bleu II)
- signed with the artist's monogram K and dated 25 (lower left) ; signed with the artist's monogram K, dated 1925, titled Blauer Kreis and numbered 289 on the reverse
- oil on board
- 60.9 by 41.5 cm ; 24 by 16 3/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Private Collection, Paris
Sale : Me Guy Loudmer, Paris, Collection de Madame Bourdon et à divers amateurs, 25th March 1990, lot 43
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Paris
Sale : Me Guy Loudmer, Paris, Collection de Madame Bourdon et à divers amateurs, 25th March 1990, lot 43
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Oakland, Oakland Art Gallery, Kandinsky, 1929, (probably) no. 32
Los Angeles, Braxton Gallery, The Blue Four, Kandinsky, 1930, (probably) no. 5
Lucerne, Galerie Rosengart, Kandinsky Exhibition : Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings, 1953, no. 2
Paris, Galerie Maeght, Kandinsky de 1921 à 1927, 1960, no. 11
Baden-Baden, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Wassily Kandinsky : Gemälde 1900-19244, 1970, no. 57
Humlebaek, Louisiana, Wassily Kandinsky – Paul Klee, 1971-1972, no. 15
Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Wassily Kandinsky, Rétrospective, 1972, no. 21
Zürich, Galerie Maeght, Kandinsky : Ölbilder, Gouachen, Zeichnungen, 1972, no. 7
Madrid, Fundación Juan March, Kandinsky, 1978, no. 2
Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Fondation Maeght, Wassily Kandinsky : Rétrospective, 2001, no. 76
Biot, Musée national Fernand Léger ; Nice, Musée national Marc Chagall & Vallauris, Musée national Pablo Picasso, Exils : Réminiscences et nouveaux mondes, 2012, no. 71
Los Angeles, Braxton Gallery, The Blue Four, Kandinsky, 1930, (probably) no. 5
Lucerne, Galerie Rosengart, Kandinsky Exhibition : Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings, 1953, no. 2
Paris, Galerie Maeght, Kandinsky de 1921 à 1927, 1960, no. 11
Baden-Baden, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Wassily Kandinsky : Gemälde 1900-19244, 1970, no. 57
Humlebaek, Louisiana, Wassily Kandinsky – Paul Klee, 1971-1972, no. 15
Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Wassily Kandinsky, Rétrospective, 1972, no. 21
Zürich, Galerie Maeght, Kandinsky : Ölbilder, Gouachen, Zeichnungen, 1972, no. 7
Madrid, Fundación Juan March, Kandinsky, 1978, no. 2
Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Fondation Maeght, Wassily Kandinsky : Rétrospective, 2001, no. 76
Biot, Musée national Fernand Léger ; Nice, Musée national Marc Chagall & Vallauris, Musée national Pablo Picasso, Exils : Réminiscences et nouveaux mondes, 2012, no. 71
Literature
Livre de raison II, no. 289
Will Grohmann, Wassily Kandinsky, Life and Work, New York, 1958, p. 335, illustrated fig. 176, p. 364
Hans K. Roethel & Jean K. Benjamin, Kandinsky, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, London, 1984, vol. II : 1916-1944, no. 732, illustrated p. 688
Jelena Hahl-Koch, Kandinsky, New York, 1993, no. 343, illustrated p. 286
Will Grohmann, Wassily Kandinsky, Life and Work, New York, 1958, p. 335, illustrated fig. 176, p. 364
Hans K. Roethel & Jean K. Benjamin, Kandinsky, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, London, 1984, vol. II : 1916-1944, no. 732, illustrated p. 688
Jelena Hahl-Koch, Kandinsky, New York, 1993, no. 343, illustrated p. 286
Condition
This work is in very good condition. The board is sound and the pigments remain remarkably fresh. A close inspection reveals some very light old frame abrasion, notably along the upper and lower edges. There is a tiny spot of paint-loss to the upper paint layer in the lower right corner and two smaller spots towards the upper right corner. Examination under UV light reveals a few small spots of retouching to a superficial scratch towards the centre of the upper right quadrant, to the upper right of the blue circle and to the left of the blue circle.
"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."