Kleine Welten XII, Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky
Kleine Welten XII
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Wassily Kandinsky

Kleine Welten XII, 1922

Blatt 12 aus der Mappe „Kleine Welten. Zwölf Blatt Originalgraphik“


Blatt
303 x 266 mm
Platte
237 x 197 mm
Physical Description
Drypoint etching in black on wove cardboard (copperplate printing cardboard)
Inventory Number
SG 3996
Object Number
SG 3996 D
Acquisition
Acquired in 1970
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Kleine Welten XII (Original Title)
Blatt 12 aus der Mappe „Kleine Welten. Zwölf Blatt Originalgraphik“
Title Translation
Small Worlds XII
Sheet 12 from the portfolio ‘Small Worlds: Twelve Sheets of Original Printmaking’
Artist
Printer
Publisher
Period Produced
Object Type
Physical Description
Drypoint etching in black on wove cardboard (copperplate printing cardboard)
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Monogrammiert in der Platte unten links: K
Signiert unterhalb der Platte rechts (mit Bleistift): Kandinsky
Watermark
  • Nicht vorhanden
Work Catalogues
  • Roethel 1970 175

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1970

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

Iconclass

Primary
  • 0 Abstract, Non-representational Art
  • 49D32 line (~ planimetry, geometry)
Secondary
  • 49D36 circle (~ planimetry, geometry)
  • 49D42 corner ~ stereometry

Research and Discussion

Provenance

Object History
...
A. und G. de May, Lausanne
Verkauf an die Stadt Frankfurt am Main, 1970.

Information

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Last update

24.11.2023