Lot 5 · 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale
Schwarze Begleitung
Wassily Kandinsky · watercolour and India ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount
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- Estimate
- £700,000–£1,000,000 hammer ≈ $896,503–$1,280,719
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale , London · 5 March 2025
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 8 3⁄8 x 6 ¾ in. (21.4 x 17 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3181048
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3181048 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3181048
Wassily Kandinsky, Schwarze Begleitung. Christie's, 5 Mar 2025, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3181048.
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Wassily Kandinsky, Schwarze Begleitung. Christie's, 5 Mar 2025, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3181048.
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From the same sale 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale · Mar 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initials | Antoni Tàpies | £500,000–£700,000 | upcoming |
| L'Armistice | Fernand Léger | £1,800,000–£2,500,000 | |
| Waterloo Bridge | Claude Monet | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Nacktes Mädchen im Schilf (Fränzi) (recto); Frau und Mädchen nackt im… | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner | £1,500,000–£2,500,000 | upcoming |
| Porträt Eva von Arnheim | Christian Schad | £800,000–£1,200,000 | upcoming |
| Hinter der Kirche II (Behind the Church II) | Lyonel Feininger | £1,300,000–£2,100,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wassily Kandinsky | Schweigsam (Taciturn) | $2,561,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| Wassily Kandinsky | Winter bei Urfeld (Winter near Urfeld) | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | La Forme rouge | Sotheby's, May 2011 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Quadrat (Square) | 《方形》 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Bindung (Binding) | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Einige Spitzen | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Vert et rouge | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | wassily kandinsky | ohne titel (komposition) (untitled (comp | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.