Description:Created in 1912, this woodcut is printed on a white Velin paper. Fully documented in the artist’s Catalogue Raisonné, this impression is printed in an edition of 1200 from XXE Siècle publication created in 1938 (the total edition was 1545). This work is monogrammed ‘K’ in the lower left hand side of the work.
Boldly designed with dark black lines and lively forms, this work allows the viewer to create their own interpretation of the abstract composition. Exhibiting Kandinsky’s technical skill and mastery in this medium, this work evokes a sense of motion and activity.
Capturing the viewer’s attention through the use of energetic lines and shapes, this work depicts Kandinsky’s skill in manipulating the plate to form a striking image. The use of varied sizes and shapes of black forms creates a sense of push and pull, actively engaging the eye through an impression of being led throughout the picture plane. Imaginative and playful shapes coincide with the familiar, allowing the viewer to use their imagination and invent their own narrative for this work.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work).
1) Roethel, Hans Konrad, Kandinsky Das Graphische Werk, 1970, listed on page
290 and 291 as cat no 145.
About the Framing:
Conservation framed with archival materials and museum quality, this work is set in a light wood and gold speckled frame. The shadows created when light hits the moulding accentuate the contrast in this print. Ornate sculptural elements of leaves and repeated lines compliment the detailed shapes in this work. Completed with white linen wrapped mattes and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas cover.
