Description:Brilliantly colored with a layering of amorphic shapes, this work creates a sense of energy and motion through the interplay of lights and darks in the image. Almost completely abstract, this work contains hints of the recognizable in tandem with purely formal aspects.
Created in 1911, this color woodcut is from 1938 edition of 1200 (from XXE Siecle publication, the total edition was 1545) and is printed on Velin paper. This work is a fine impression with bright and fresh colors from the 2nd state of 2.
In the far distance of this image three buildings perched up high above the ground appear in three different colors. Bright and highly saturated hues of red-orange, yellow, blue and green, interplay with each other throughout the image. The forms in the foreground cause the viewer to ponder, and it is up to them to interpret whether they are figures or elements of nature or purely abstract shapes. Balancing bright and dark colors with areas of overlap and empty spaces, this work expresses the artist’s concern for harmonizing elements within the picture and his transition from realistic to complete abstraction.
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, H. K. (1970). Kandinsky Das Graphische Werk. Verlag M. DuMont Schauberg: Köln. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 106 on pgs. 212-3.
About the Framing:
Conservation framed with archival materials and museum quality, this work is set in a Venetian-inspired bronze frame. The organic sculptural elements of intricate carved leaves, accentuate the combination of geometric and organic shapes in this work. The muted tonality of the framing offsets the bold coloration in this work, creating a focal point on the artwork. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.
