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Property from a Distinguished European Collection
WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866-1944)
Betonte Ecken
Details
WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866-1944)
Betonte Ecken
signed with monogram and dated '23' (lower left); signed with monogram and dated again and inscribed 'no 247. 1923.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
51 1⁄8 x 51 1⁄8 in. (130 x 130 cm.)
Painted in Weimar in December 1922-January 1923
Betonte Ecken
signed with monogram and dated '23' (lower left); signed with monogram and dated again and inscribed 'no 247. 1923.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
51 1⁄8 x 51 1⁄8 in. (130 x 130 cm.)
Painted in Weimar in December 1922-January 1923
Provenance
Schwarz collection, Berlin-Charlottenburg; sale, Jac. Hecht Kunst-Auktions-Haus, Berlin-Charlottenburg, 2 November 1926, lot 364.
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin (acquired from Schwarz, 1928).
Hilla Rebay, New York (1929, until at least April 1938).
Solomon R. Guggenheim, New York (acquired from the above).
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York (gift from the above, 1941); sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 30 June 1964, lot 5.
Stephen Hahn, New York (acquired at the above sale).
Sandra and David Bakalar, Boston (by 1984); sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 13 May 1986, lot 1D.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin (acquired from Schwarz, 1928).
Hilla Rebay, New York (1929, until at least April 1938).
Solomon R. Guggenheim, New York (acquired from the above).
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York (gift from the above, 1941); sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 30 June 1964, lot 5.
Stephen Hahn, New York (acquired at the above sale).
Sandra and David Bakalar, Boston (by 1984); sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 13 May 1986, lot 1D.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
The Artist's Handlist II, no. 247.
L. Gutbier, ed., Kandinsky: Jubiläums-Ausstellung Zum 60, Geburtstage, exh. cat., Galerie Arnold, Dresden, 1926, p. 17 (illustrated).
Letter from H. Rebay to R. Bauer, 10 August 1929.
Letter from H. Rebay to R. Bauer, 15 August 1929.
W. Grohmann, Kandinsky, Paris, 1930, p. 22, no. 28 (illustrated).
Letter from H. Rebay to W. Kandinsky, 25 June 1930.
L. Giraud-Mangin, ed., "Kandinsky" in Les Beaux-Arts, vol. 21, no. 773, 17 May 1957, p. 4 (illustrated).
W. Grohmann, Wassily Kandinsky: Life and Work, New York, 1958, pp. 334 and 360, no. 247, fig. 138 (illustrated).
H.K. Roethel and J.K. Benjamin, Kandinsky, Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil-Paintings, 1916-1944, Ithaca, 1984, vol. II, p. 641, no. 688 (illustrated).
J. Hahl-Koch, Kandinsky, New York, 1993, p. 278, no. 331 (illustrated).
H.W. and A. Janson, History of Art, New York, 1997, p. 803, no. 1053 (illustrated).
V.E. Barnett, ed., "Rereading the Correspondence: Rebay and Kandinsky" in Art of Tomorrow: Hilla Rebay and Solomon R. Guggenheim, exh. cat., Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2005, pp. 87-88 and 91 (illustrated).
L. Gutbier, ed., Kandinsky: Jubiläums-Ausstellung Zum 60, Geburtstage, exh. cat., Galerie Arnold, Dresden, 1926, p. 17 (illustrated).
Letter from H. Rebay to R. Bauer, 10 August 1929.
Letter from H. Rebay to R. Bauer, 15 August 1929.
W. Grohmann, Kandinsky, Paris, 1930, p. 22, no. 28 (illustrated).
Letter from H. Rebay to W. Kandinsky, 25 June 1930.
L. Giraud-Mangin, ed., "Kandinsky" in Les Beaux-Arts, vol. 21, no. 773, 17 May 1957, p. 4 (illustrated).
W. Grohmann, Wassily Kandinsky: Life and Work, New York, 1958, pp. 334 and 360, no. 247, fig. 138 (illustrated).
H.K. Roethel and J.K. Benjamin, Kandinsky, Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil-Paintings, 1916-1944, Ithaca, 1984, vol. II, p. 641, no. 688 (illustrated).
J. Hahl-Koch, Kandinsky, New York, 1993, p. 278, no. 331 (illustrated).
H.W. and A. Janson, History of Art, New York, 1997, p. 803, no. 1053 (illustrated).
V.E. Barnett, ed., "Rereading the Correspondence: Rebay and Kandinsky" in Art of Tomorrow: Hilla Rebay and Solomon R. Guggenheim, exh. cat., Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2005, pp. 87-88 and 91 (illustrated).
Exhibited
(possibly) Cologne, Galerie Nierendorf-Neue Kunst, Meister des staatlichen Bauhauses: Lyonel Feininger, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Georg Muche, August 1923.
Charleston, Gibbes Memorial Art Gallery and The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Solomon R. Guggenheim Collection of Non-Objective Paintings, March 1936-February 1937, pp. 32 and 54, no. 77 (Charleston, illustrated); pp. 34 and 82, no. 88 (Philadelphia, illustrated).
Charleston, Gibbes Memorial Art Gallery, Solomon R. Guggenheim Collection of Non-Objective Paintings, March-April 1938, pp. 40 and 114, no. 118 (illustrated).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Art of Tomorrow, June 1939, p. 128, no. 257 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Non-Objective Paintings, Kandinsky Memorial Exhibition, March-May 1945, no. 51.
Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, A Loan Exhibition of Paintings from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, April-May 1954, no. 24.
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts; Paris, Musée national d’art moderne; London, Tate Gallery; Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts; Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus; Rome, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, 45 oeuvres de Kandinsky provenant du Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, May 1957-June 1958, p. 26 (Brussels, illustrated); p. 27, no. 19 (Paris); no. 20 (London, Lyon and Oslo); p. 23, no. 20 (Rome, illustrated).
Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, Selection of Works by Wassily Kandinsky from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Collection, April-May 1959, no. 18.
Potsdam, Museum Barberini, Geometric Abstraction in the Twentieth Century: Kandinsky's Universe, February-May 2025, pp. 105 and 262, no. 28 (illustrated).
Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Calder: Rêver en équilibre, April-August 2026, p. 59, no. 57 (illustrated).
Charleston, Gibbes Memorial Art Gallery and The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Solomon R. Guggenheim Collection of Non-Objective Paintings, March 1936-February 1937, pp. 32 and 54, no. 77 (Charleston, illustrated); pp. 34 and 82, no. 88 (Philadelphia, illustrated).
Charleston, Gibbes Memorial Art Gallery, Solomon R. Guggenheim Collection of Non-Objective Paintings, March-April 1938, pp. 40 and 114, no. 118 (illustrated).
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Art of Tomorrow, June 1939, p. 128, no. 257 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Non-Objective Paintings, Kandinsky Memorial Exhibition, March-May 1945, no. 51.
Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, A Loan Exhibition of Paintings from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, April-May 1954, no. 24.
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts; Paris, Musée national d’art moderne; London, Tate Gallery; Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts; Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus; Rome, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, 45 oeuvres de Kandinsky provenant du Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, May 1957-June 1958, p. 26 (Brussels, illustrated); p. 27, no. 19 (Paris); no. 20 (London, Lyon and Oslo); p. 23, no. 20 (Rome, illustrated).
Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, Selection of Works by Wassily Kandinsky from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Collection, April-May 1959, no. 18.
Potsdam, Museum Barberini, Geometric Abstraction in the Twentieth Century: Kandinsky's Universe, February-May 2025, pp. 105 and 262, no. 28 (illustrated).
Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Calder: Rêver en équilibre, April-August 2026, p. 59, no. 57 (illustrated).
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