Lot #446: WASSILY KANDINSKY - Non-Objective Composition #01 - Watercolor and ink drawing on paper

 

Artist: Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866 - 1944).
Title: "Non-Objective Composition #01".
Medium: Watercolor and ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1922.
Dimensions: Overall size: 11 3/16 x 9 1/16 in. (284 x 230 mm). Image size: 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (260 x 197 mm).
Lot Note(s): Hand-signed in ink with the monogram and dated, lower left recto; collector ink stamps, verso. Painted on pale cream wove paper. Good to very condition; a small ink (?) smudge at the extreme lower left of the composition; several small handling dimples; small crease at lower left edge; darkening of the paper left edge; small pale water stain slightly into the image, lower right; remains of hinging tape, verso. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): A Kandinsky watercolor and ink drawing, “Ohne Titel,” similar to our example in composition, medium, date, and dimension, sold for $219,510 (£134,500) at Christie's London, King Street, 02/06/2014, lot #250. Kandinsky is considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th Century. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [30530-2-100000]