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Wassily Kandinsky
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Sans Titre
- signed with the artist's monogram and dated 17 (lower left)
- watercolour and ink on paper laid down on card
- 31 by 21cm., 12 1/4 by 8 1/4 in.
Provenance
Nierendorf Gallery, New York
Galerie Berggruen, Paris
Stephen Hahn, New York (acquired in 1974)
Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 5th July 1979, lot 434
Claude Givaudan, Geneva (acquired in 1979)
Helen Serger (La Boétie Inc.), New York
Henry M. Reed, Montclair, New Jersey (sale: Christie's, New York, 14th November 1996, lot 180)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Galerie Berggruen, Paris
Stephen Hahn, New York (acquired in 1974)
Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 5th July 1979, lot 434
Claude Givaudan, Geneva (acquired in 1979)
Helen Serger (La Boétie Inc.), New York
Henry M. Reed, Montclair, New Jersey (sale: Christie's, New York, 14th November 1996, lot 180)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen & Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie, Wassily Kandinsky, Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1992, no. 58, illustrated in the catalogue
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin & Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 152, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 160, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 156, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La passion du dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 144, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 144, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin & Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 152, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 160, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 156, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La passion du dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 144, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 144, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Michel Conil-Lacoste, Kandinsky, Paris, 1979, illustrated in colour p. 52
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Watercolors, Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1994, vol. I, no. 481, illustrated p. 422
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Watercolors, Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1994, vol. I, no. 481, illustrated p. 422
Condition
Executed on white wove paper, laid down on card and the work is glued between the mount and overmount and therefore the edges are not visible. There is a pinhole to the upper centre and upper right edge and a further one to the corner of the right lower edge. This work is in overall good condition.
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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."