The career of this artist is rich - from art nouveau to abstract painting, passing through impressionist and expressionist phases.
Active in Moscow in the 1910s and 1920s, he moved to Germany in the 1920s where he founded the group of four blues.
He obtained French nationality in 1939 and then concentrated on a painting whose style was devoted to more playful and lyrical forms.
Find a very complete article on Vassily Kandinsky, educational file published by the Pompidou Center.
Today, Kandinsky's paintings have reached prices of several million euros, as evidenced by this autumn landscape from 1911 that was sold for nearly 6 million euros. All the paintings are generally listed and all have a traceability. But there are always exceptions. And that is the magic of the art market. It should be noted that some of Kandinsky's paintings were confiscated by the Nazis who classified his painting as degenerate art. Thus, it is quite possible to see a painting reappear one day that would have escaped the art market. In this case, one should expect high bids, knowing that the original owner will have to be found if the painting has been confiscated or misappropriated.
Drawings are more accessible financially speaking, but their acquisition remains reserved for rich buyers since several hundred thousand euros are often required for a beautiful watercolor by Kandinsky. Nevertheless, for less accomplished drawings, often ink on paper, a few tens of thousands of euros are observed: an abstract composition, ink on paper signed by Kandinsky, sold for 58,000 euros.
The market for prints, whether lithographs, serigraphs or etchings, is of interest to a very select group of collectors. The price of prints is in a wide range between five hundred and more than sixty thousand euros.
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