141 - Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944)

Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) Dix Origin, 1974 Black-and-white woodcut on vellum paper. Monogrammed in the lower left corner of the print. Second edition. Dimensions: + Sheet size: 31 x 24 cm / 12.2 x 9.4 in + Plate size: 21 x 16.7 cm / 8.2 x 6.5 in Condition: In very good condition, with slight handling creases in the margins. Reprinted in 1974 for the “10 Origin” portfolio In 1942, a “select circle” of renowned painters—including Magnelli, Arp, Delaunay, Le Corbusier, and Kandinsky—published the “10 Origin” portfolio in Switzerland through Max Bill. Kandinsky wrote the preface and contributed this woodcut, which was reprinted in 1974 from the original woodblock and published in a French monograph. Published by the Société Internationale d’Art du XXe Siècle, Paris, 1974