Lot #1589: WASSILY KANDINSKY - Ohne Titel #2 - Pen and ink drawing on paper

   

Artist: Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866 - 1944).
Title: "Ohne Titel #2".
Medium: Pen and ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1923.
Dimensions: Overall size: 9 5/16 x 7 1/4 in. (237 x 184 mm). Image size: 8 1/4 x 6 7/16 in. (210 x 164 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $12,000
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $18,000/20,000
Lot Note(s): Signed in ink with the monogram and dated, lower left recto; collector stamps, verso. Painted on pale cream wove paper. Very good to fine condition; would be fine save for minor edge darkening and three very small pinpricks in the image, only visible verso. The pinpricks are in the exact center of each of the three circles, the Artist surely responsible. A Letter of Authenticity (LOA) accompanies the work. If you have a bona fide interest in bidding on this lot kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s).
Comment(s): A Kandinsky pen and ink drawing, “Untitled,” similar to our example in medium, date, and dimension but not composition (ours substantially better: bolder, more intricate and appealing) sold for $31,500 at Sotheby’s New York, 11/17/2021, lot #125. Kandinsky is considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th Century. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [30520-1-12000-NA]