Lot 31 · Art Moderne
L'ouverture
Wassily Kandinsky · gouache sur papier noir marouflé sur le montage de l'artiste
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- Estimate
- €250,000–€350,000 hammer ≈ $316,475–$443,065
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Art Moderne, Paris · 24 October 2014
- Dimensions
- 36.4 x 49.6 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4231444
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wassily Kandinsky, L'ouverture. Christie's, 24 Oct 2014, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4231444.
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Wassily Kandinsky, L'ouverture. Christie's, 24 Oct 2014, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4231444.
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From the same sale Art Moderne · Oct 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etude pour "La grande parade" | Fernand Léger | €300,000–€500,000 | |
| Mère et enfant | Pablo Picasso | €1,200,000–€1,800,000 | |
| Scène de plage | Fernand Léger | €70,000–€100,000 | |
| Cowboy | Alexander Calder | €18,000–€25,000 | |
| Le jour et la nuit | Jean Lurçat | €30,000–€50,000 | |
| Nature morte au sécateur | Françoise Gilot | €20,000–€30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wassily Kandinsky | Zu Einem Punkt (Towards One Point) | $381,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | |
| Wassily Kandinsky | Ohne Titel (Sans titre) | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Ohne titel 19 3/8 x 12 5/8 in (49.2 x 32 cm) | Bonhams, May 2017 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Ohne titel (Untitled) | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | rapallo: grauer tag (rapallo: grey day) | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Aufstieg (Ascent) | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Kornfeld bei Dresden (Cornfield near Dresden) | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | 4 Figuren auf 3 Quadraten (4 Figures on 3 Squares) | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 |
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.