Russian painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky is often credited with painting one of the first purely abstract modern works. Kandinsky’s colourful, dynamic works are informed by a uniquely spiritual interpretation of art making.

New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Kunsthaus Zürich, Kandinsky: Russian and Bauhaus Years, 1915-1933, 1983-84, no. 40, p. 24; p. 116, illustrated (New York); no. 33, p. 22; p. 98, illustrated (Zurich)

Feb 8, 2023 · Early works by Kandinsky rarely come to the market, with the lion’s share residing in major museum collections across the world. Ahead of its sale in London on 1 March, the painting will be exhibited at Sotheby’s Hong Kong (5-7 February), New York (11-15 February) and London (22 February-1 March).

Mar 1, 2023 · A painting by the pioneering Russian-born modernist Wassily Kandinsky sold for 37.2 million pounds, or about $45 million, at Sotheby’s in London on Wednesday evening during a marquee week of ...

May 10, 2021 · Ahead of its New York sales this week, Sotheby’s has unveiled an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that will be auctioned during its Impressionist and modern art evening sale in London...

Feb 8, 2023 · A recently restituted painting from early in Wassily Kandinsky’s career is estimated to sell for around $45m when it goes to auction at Sotheby’s London in March, with the proceeds set to be...

Feb 8, 2023 · On Wednesday, Sotheby’s unveiled a early abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that had recently been restituted to its original German-Jewish owners ahead of its London sales next month. The...

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Jun 22, 2017 · At Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern art sale in London on Wednesday—held at the end of the longest, steamiest day of the year—the record for a work by the Russian master Wassily Kandinsky was broken twice in less than an hour.

Property from a Private European Collection. WASSILY KANDINSKY. 1866 - 1944. FIDEL (JOLLY) monogramed K and dated 30 (lower left); monogramed K, titled "Fidel", dated 1930, numbered No.491 and inscribed 23 x 35 (on the reverse). oil, gouache, pen and ink on cardboard. 34,9 x 23 cm; 13¾ x 9 in.