Lot 23 · Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale
Distribution
Wassily Kandinsky · watercolour, pen and India ink and pencil on paper
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- Estimate
- £300,000–£500,000 hammer ≈ $590,480–$984,133
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, London · 24 June 2008
- Dimensions
- 21 3/8 x 14 7/8 in. (54.3 x 37.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5442714
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wassily Kandinsky, Distribution. Christie's, 24 Jun 2008, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5442714.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait d'homme | Edgar Degas | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Danseuses à la barre | Edgar Degas | £4,000,000–£6,000,000 | |
| Draped Reclining Woman | Henry Moore | £2,500,000–£3,500,000 | |
| Ausstellung Deutsche Grafik im Kunstsalon Wolfsberg | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner | £350,000–£450,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wassily Kandinsky | Scharf im dumpf | $1,260,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | |
| Wassily Kandinsky | Schluss (Conclusion) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Lyrisch (Lyrical) | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Kochel—Gabriele Münter | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Milieu jaune | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Deutliche Verbindung (Clear Connection) | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Zwei schwarze Streifen (Two Black Stripes) | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Linienbrücke (Bridge of Lines) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 |
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.