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WASSILY KANDINSKY | Kleine Welten IX (Roethel 172)
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Kleine Welten IX (Roethel 172)
- signed in pencil Kandinsky (towards lower right)
- drypoint on paper
- plate: 24 x 19 cm; 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.; sheet: 37,8 x 28,1 cm; 14 7/8 x 11 in.
- Executed in 1922 in an edition of 200.
Provenance
Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 5, 1990, lot 101
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Exhibited
Boone, Turchin Center for the Arts, The Omnipotent Dream: Man Ray, Confluences and Influences, 2003, no. 48, illustrated in the catalogue p. 31 and listed p. 35
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 62
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 62
Literature
Hans Konrad Roethel, Kandinsky, Das Graphische Werk, Cologne, 1970, no. 172, illustrated p. 345
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and attached to the overmount with tape at the upper and lower edges. There are some creases within the paper surface, particularly to the lower part of the composition and the paper is slightly undulating. Otherwise, this work is in 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."