SwissArtGallery · Documented identity
In the work of Vassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), colour and form are conceived as means of expression capable of acting directly on the viewer. His early musical training informs an approach to colour often associated with sound, while abstraction allows him, according to the Chicago museum, to evoke emotions without necessarily depicting an identifiable subject. In Concerning the Spiritual in Art, published in 1912, he advocates a conception of art that goes beyond the imitation of the physical world.
His career is also shaped by collective initiatives in Munich: he is among the founding members of the New Artists’ Association of Munich (NKVM), then brings together the group Der Blaue Reiter in 1911, comprising nine Expressionist artists. The titles and dates of several works mark this period: Houses at Murnau is dated 1909, and Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons) 1913.
From 1922, Kandinsky teaches at the Bauhaus in Weimar, where he makes colour theory an important component of the school’s curriculum. That same year, Small Worlds V, the fifth plate of Kleine Welten, is published. After the Bauhaus is closed by the Nazi government in 1933, he settles in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris, where he lives until his death. The Art Institute of Chicago holds numerous works by the artist.
This profile brings together identity references for Wassily Kandinsky and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
17 references are documented at Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, Genève Enchères, Kornfeld, Lempertz. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Tusche auf Papier, auf Karton aufgezogen
Ohne Titel
Tusche auf Papier, auf Karton aufgezogen
Auction date : 2024-06-04
Published result : 45360 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 30000
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La capricieuse - Die Kapriziöse
watercolour
Catalogue period : 2022-06-17
Published result : 160000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 150000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Gouache
Pointillé
gouache
Catalogue period : 2022-06-17
Published result : 280000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 325000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Watercolour
Ohne Titel
watercolour
Catalogue period : 2022-06-17
Published result : 130000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 175000
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Tuschfederzeichnung auf elfenbeinfarbenem Papier
Auction date : 2022-06-02
Published result : 27720 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 20000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Watercolour
Ohne Titel
watercolour
Catalogue period : 2021-09-17
Published result : 65000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 75000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Gouache
Versunken - auch "Absorbé"
gouache
Catalogue period : 2020-09-18
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 175000
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Tuschfederzeichnung auf leicht strukturiertem Papier
Ohne Titel
Tuschfederzeichnung auf leicht strukturiertem Papier
Auction date : 2019-11-29
Published result : 54560 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 50000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Gouache
Unfolding / Déroulement / Ablauf
gouache
Catalogue period : 2019-06-14
Published result : 460000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 300000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Gouache
Sans Titre - Gouache sur rouge-brun
gouache
Catalogue period : 2019-06-14
Published result : 370000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 250000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Oil on artist’s board
Spalte / Fissure
Öl auf Malkarton
Catalogue period : 2019-06-14
Published result : 1200000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 1500000
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Gouache
La forme tournée
gouache
Auction date : 2018-11-30
Published result : 210800 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 200000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Ink on wove paper, mounted on cardboard
Study for "Le Petit Rond Rouge"
Tusche auf Velin, montiert auf Karton
Catalogue period : 2018-06-15
Published result : 53000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 45000
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Watercolour on paper
Blau im Kreis, Auch bekannt als 'Kreis über Dreieck und Rechteck'. 1928.
Aquarell auf Papier.
Catalogue period : 2016-10-07
Published result : 185000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 50000–80000
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Watercolour and gouache on thin cardboard. Monogrammed and dated “K/30” lower left. Mounted by the artist on original cardboard
Ins Freie, 1930
Aquarell u. Gouache auf leichtem Karton. U. l. mgr. und dat. "K/30". Vom Künstler auf Originalkrt. montiert.
Catalogue period : 2016-10-07
Published result : 225000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 80000–120000
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Gouache
Projet pour un fauteuil ou esquisse pour tissu
gouache
Date to be documented
Published result : 48000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 30000–50000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Pen and ink drawing on textured paper, mounted on cardboard support
Ohne Titel
Pen and ink drawing on textured paper, mounted on cardboard support
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
View the lot at the auction house ↗SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
