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Wassily Kandinsky
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Zeichnung zu 'Une Figure flottante' (Drawing for 'A Fluttering Figure')
Signed with the artist's monogram and dated 42 (lower left)
- Pen and ink on paper laid down on card
- 10 7/8 by 7 7/8 in.
- 27.6 by 20 cm
Provenance
Nina Kandinsky, Paris
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1970
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1970
Literature
Will Grohmann, Wassily Kandinsky: Life and Work, New York, 1958, illustrated p. 244
Jean Cassou, Wassily Kandinsky. Interférences: Aquarelles et dessins, Paris & Cologne, 1960, illustrated p. 33
Marisa Volpi Orlandini, Kandinsky: Dall'art nouveau alla psicologia della forma, Rome, 1968, illustrated p. 158
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Drawings, Catalogue raisonné, vol. I, Munich, 2006, no. 1181, illustrated p. 530
Jean Cassou, Wassily Kandinsky. Interférences: Aquarelles et dessins, Paris & Cologne, 1960, illustrated p. 33
Marisa Volpi Orlandini, Kandinsky: Dall'art nouveau alla psicologia della forma, Rome, 1968, illustrated p. 158
Vivian Endicott Barnett, Kandinsky Drawings, Catalogue raisonné, vol. I, Munich, 2006, no. 1181, illustrated p. 530
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper laid down on card. Sheet is fresh and line is extremely strong. A few natural fibers in the paper are visible as are one or two tiny fox marks. Two small scuffs to surface near lower left are likely original studio stains, otherwise fine. Good 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.
Catalogue Note
The present work relates to Kandinksy's painting Une Figure flottante of July, 1942 (Roethel & Benjamin, no. 1129).