WASSILY KANDINSKY 1866-1944
Moscow 1866 – 1944 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (Russian/German)

Title: Small Worlds | Kleine Welten, 1922

Technique: The Complete Set 12 Hand Signed Original Prints including Six Lithographs in Colour, Four Drypoints and Two Woodcuts on Wove Papers

Paper size: 35.7 x 28.2 cm. (and similar)

Additional Information: The set of six lithographs in colours, four drypoints and two woodcuts are each individually hand signed in pencil by the artist “Kandinsky” in the lower margins.
They are also numbered from a total edition of 230.
The portfolio was printed at the Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar and published published by the Propyläen-Verlag, Berlin in 1922.

Provenance:
Anonymous sale, Karl & Faber, Munich, 25-26 November 1982, lot 839.
Wolfgang Wittrock, Dusseldorf, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Acquired from the above in 1982.
Property from the Deutsche Bank Collection.

Literature
1. Roethel, H.K. (1970). Kandinsky, Das Graphische Werk, Cologne.
Reference: Roethel 164-175.
2. Weber, K. (1999). ed., Punkt Linie Fläche – Druckgraphik am Bauhaus, exh. cat., Berlin.
Reference: Weber 14.1-12.
3. Friedel, H. & Hoberg, A. (2008). eds., Kandinsky – Das druckgrafische Werk – Complete Prints, exh. cat., Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau.
Reference: Hoberg 123-135.

WASSILY KANDINSKY 1866-1944
Moscow 1866 – 1944 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (Russian/German)

Title: Untitled (For Grohmann) | Ohne Titel (für Grohmann), 1927

Technique: Hand Signed, Dated and Dedicated Pen and Ink Drawing on Wove Paper mounted to Card

Paper size: 58.8 x 43. cm. / 23 x 17 in.

Additional Information: This pen and ink drawing is hand signed in ink by the artist with his monogram “K” at the lower left corner. It is also dated “27” [1927] next to the monogram.
It is also inscribed with a dedication in pencil from the artist in the lower right on the paper and card support. The dedication states “Meinem lieben Dr. Will Grohmann zu 4 XII 32 Kandinsky Dessau”.
[My dearest Dr. Will Grohmann on 4th December 1932, Kandinsky, Dessau].

Provenance:
Dr. Will Grohmann, Berlin
Private Family Collection by Descent

Exhibited:
London. 1971 (Marlborough Fine Art Ltd.), Important Drawings, Watercolours and Graphics of the 19th and 20th Centuries, cat. no. 21.

Literature: Endicott Barnett, V. (2007). Kandinsky Drawings: Catalogue Raisonné. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd.
Reference: Endicott Barnett 648

WASSILY KANDINSKY 1866-1944
Moscow 1866 – 1944 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (Russian/German)

Title: Etching for the German Art Community | Radierung für die Deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft, 1926

Technique: Original Hand Signed Drypoint on Wove Paper

Paper size: 43 x 32 cm. / 16.9 x 12.6 in.
Image size: 15 x 11 cm. / 5.9 x 4.3 in.

Additional Information: This original drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Kandinsky” at the lower right margin.
It is also monogrammed in the plate “VK” at the lower left image.
It was published by the Deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft, Berlin in a small edition of unknown size.
Althought the edition size of this etching is not clear it must be of small size as we have found less then 20 impressions in public auction in the past 30 years.

Note: In 1922 Kandinsky accepts an invitation of Walter Gropius and joins the Bauhaus with Paul Klee. He developed the basic design course and taught the mural painting workshop. Kandinsky also worked much and experimented with colour, applying his analytical foundation and the conclusions in his teaching.
Literature:

Roethel, H. K. (1970). Kandinsky: Das Graphische Werk [The Graphic Works]. New Hampton, NY: Verlag M. DuMont Schauberg.
Reference: Roethel 190

Condition: Very good condition. Scattered, pinpoint foxing across the sheet. The sheet slightly tones. Remnants of adhesive tapes, verso.

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Title: Fraternity | Fraternité, 1939

Technique: Complete Set of Nine Original Hand Signed Etchings on Montval Wove Paper with the Accompanying Text and Portfolio

Portfolio size: 24 x 17.5 x 2 cm. / 9.5 x 6.9 x 1 in.

Additional information: Each of the works in the portfolio is hand signed in pencil by each artist.
The portfolio is hand numbered in pencil “97” on the justification page.
This portfolio was printed in the limited edition of 101 by Atelier 17 and Henri Hecht, there were a further 12 copies produced for the collaborators.
Presented in the original green paper bound portfolio sleeve and cover. The cover bears a further etching by Stanley William Hayter.
The portfolio contains the poem by English poet Stephen Spender, titled “Fall of a City”. The poem was translate into French by Louis Aragon, who has signed the translation “Aragon” in pencil.
The contributing artists are:

1. John Buckland-Wright
2. Stanley William Hayter
3. Josef Hecht
4. Dalla Husband
5. Wassily Kandinsky
6. Roderick Mead
7. Joan Miró
8. Dolf Reiser
9. Luis Vargas

Note: This work was commissioned in support of the Spanish Republic and was published to mark the fall of Madrid on 29th March 1939.

Provenance: From the Library Collection of R. & B. L., Paris (with their label)

Condition: Very good condition. Minor toning of the interior pages. The portfolio case showing minor signs of wear.

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KANDINSKY, Wassily (1866-1944)

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KANDINSKY, Wassily (1866-1944)

Small Worlds | Kleine Welten, 1922

Untitled (For Grohmann), 1927

Etching for the German Art Community | Radierung für die Deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft, 1926

Fraternity | Fraternité