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Wassily Kandinsky
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- FRAGMENTE (FRAGMENTS)
- signé avec le monogramme et daté 31 (en bas à gauche) ; titré, daté 1931 et inscrit 419 au dos
- aquarelle et encre sur papier
- 34 x 29,5 cm
- 13 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.
Provenance
Nina Kandinsky, Paris
Galerie Beyeler, Bâle (acquis auprès du précédent en 1972)
The Pace Gallery, New York
Vente : Phillips, New York, 11 novembre 1985, lot 49
Vente : Hauswedell und Nolte, Hambourg, 11-13 juin 1987, lot 708
Collection particulière, Europe (acquis lors de cette vente)
Exhibited
Bâle, Galerie Beyeler, Kandinsky : Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1972, no. 49
New York, Pace Gallery, Kandinsky : Watercolors and Drawings, 1911-1943, 1973, no. 14
Vienne, Galerie Ulysses, Kandinsky-Klee-Kupka : Ölbilder, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, 1977
New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Kandinsky : Russia and the Bauhaus 1912-1932, 1984
New York, Pace Gallery, Kandinsky : Watercolors and Drawings, 1911-1943, 1973, no. 14
Vienne, Galerie Ulysses, Kandinsky-Klee-Kupka : Ölbilder, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, 1977
New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Kandinsky : Russia and the Bauhaus 1912-1932, 1984
Literature
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Watercolours, Catalogue raisonné, 1922-1944, Londres, 1994, vol. II, no. 1029, reproduit p. 306
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on card and hinged to the overmount along the top edge. There is a 2cm. by 1cm. repaired paper loss to the lower right edge, two tiny repaired paper losses to the top two corners and a pinhead-sized repaired paper loss to centre of the left edge. Apart from a nailhead-sized area of paper skinning to the centre right of the sheet, this work is in 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."
Catalogue Note
signed with the monogram and dated '31' (lower left) ; titled, dated '1931' and inscribed '419' on the reverse, watercolour and ink on paper. Executed in June 1931.