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Wassily Kandinsky, Oriental, from XXe siecle, 1975 (after)

1975

$716
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£548.21
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€628.08
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CA$1,021.70
CA$1,277.1320% Off
A$1,118.24
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CHF 581.27
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MX$13,458.37
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NOK 7,307.42
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SEK 6,854.59
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DKK 4,691.33
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About the Item

This exquisite woodcut after Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Orientalisches (Oriental), from the album XXe Siecle Paris, Hommage a Wassily Kandinsky, originates from the 1975 edition published by Leon Amiel, Publisher, New York, in collaboration with Societe Internationale d'Art XXe siecle, Paris, under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, editeur, Paris, and printed by Amilcare Pizzi, S.p.A., Milan, 1975. Orientalisches exemplifies Kandinsky’s visionary abstraction, uniting rhythmic geometry and spiritual symbolism into a transcendent harmony of form and color inspired by Eastern motifs and universal order. Executed as a woodcut on velin paper, this work measures 12.5 x 9.75 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. The edition exemplifies the superb craftsmanship of Amilcare Pizzi, S.p.A., Milan. Artwork Details: Artist: After Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) Title: Orientalisches (Oriental), from the album XXe Siecle Paris, Hommage a Wassily Kandinsky Medium: Woodcut on velin paper Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.75 inches (31.75 x 24.77 cm) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Date: 1975 Publisher: Leon Amiel, Publisher, New York, in collaboration with Societe Internationale d'Art XXe siecle, Paris, under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, editeur, Paris Printer: Amilcare Pizzi, S.p.A., Milan Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the album XXe Siecle Paris, Hommage a Wassily Kandinsky, published by Leon Amiel, Publisher, New York, in collaboration with Societe Internationale d'Art XXe siecle, Paris; printed by Amilcare Pizzi, S.p.A., Milan, 1975 About the Publication: Gualtieri di San Lazzaro's XXe Siecle (Twentieth Century) was one of the most influential art journals of the modern era, founded in Paris in 1938 as a platform for the greatest painters, sculptors, and writers of the 20th century. San Lazzaro, a visionary editor, critic, and champion of modernism, believed that art and literature should coexist as expressions of a shared human imagination. Under his direction, XXe Siecle became a cultural bridge between Europe and the wider world, publishing special issues devoted to leading figures such as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Braque, Calder, Miro, Kandinsky, and Leger. Each edition combined essays by renowned critics and poets with original lithographs and woodcuts printed by the foremost ateliers of Paris, Milan, and New York, including Mourlot, Curwen, and Amilcare Pizzi, creating a uniquely rich dialogue between text and image. Through XXe Siecle, San Lazzaro preserved the creative spirit of the avant-garde during and after World War II, championing freedom of expression and the evolution of abstraction, surrealism, and modern thought. Over nearly four decades, the journal shaped international taste and defined the intellectual landscape of postwar art publishing. Today, XXe Siecle remains celebrated for its extraordinary synthesis of art, literature, and design, an enduring testament to Gualtieri di San Lazzaro's belief that the visual arts are the soul of the modern age. About the Artist: Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) was a visionary Russian-born, later French, painter, printmaker, and pioneering theorist whose quest to translate music and spirituality into pure visual form helped birth abstract art and irrevocably transform the modern aesthetic. Emerging from a background of law and economics, he embraced painting in his late thirties and soon became a central figure in avant-garde circles—including co-founding the Munich-based Der Blaue Reiter and later teaching at the prestigious Bauhaus school—fusing his deep interests in Russian icon painting, folk ornament, theosophy, color theory, and the experimental energy of early 20th-century artistic innovation. Influenced by predecessors such as Cezanne, Matisse, and the non-European masks and forms he encountered, Kandinsky worked alongside and in dialogue with contemporaries including Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray—artists united by a fearless rejection of conventional representation and a shared impulse toward radical visual invention. His compositions of floating geometric forms, vibrant chromatic symphonies, and lyrical abstractions not only charted new territory for the avant-garde in his own time but also inspired innumerable later artists—from the Abstract Expressionists like Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, to the Color Field painters, post-war neo-expressionists, and contemporary abstractionists who continue to echo his bold experimentations with color, line, and composition. Kandinsky’s works remain cornerstone acquisitions for major museums worldwide and prime offerings in the global collector market. His auction record stands with Murnau with Church II (1910), which sold for £37,196,800 (≈$44.9 million) at Sotheby’s, London, on March 1, 2023. Wassily Kandinsky Orientalisches, Kandinsky Oriental, Kandinsky 1975 XXe siecle, Kandinsky Amilcare Pizzi woodcut, Kandinsky velin paper, Kandinsky collectible print.
  • Creation Year:
    1975
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.4 in (31.5 cm)Width: 9.65 in (24.52 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
  • After:
    Wassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944, Russian)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Southampton, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1465216587862

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