Wassily Kandinsky — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works910

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA

Previous Sales 277

Sotheby's

Ohne Titel (Sans titre), 1934

Unknown

Jun 2026

Sotheby's

Rote Tiefe (Red Depth), 1925

Unknown

May 2026

Sotheby's

Zwei schwarze Streifen (Two Black Stripes), 1930

Christie's

Sotheby's

Ohne Titel (Sans titre), 1921

Christie's

Christie's

Le rond rouge, 1939

£12,545,000 ($17M USD)

Mar 2026

Sotheby's

Zu Einem Punkt (Towards One Point), 1928

$381,000

Nov 2025

Sotheby's

Kühl Im Warm (Cool in Warm), 1928

$355,600

Nov 2025

Sotheby's

Ins violett (Into Violet), 1925

$2,368,000

Nov 2025

Bonhams

Lila 19 5/8 x 12 3/4 in (49.9 x 32.4 cm) (Executed in July 1928)

Christie's

Bonhams

; Kleine Welten I, from Kleine Welten;

Christie's

Sotheby's

Ohne Titel (Untitled), 1925

Christie's

Sotheby's

Anfang (Beginning), 1925

$2,124,000

May 2025

Christie's

Ohne Titel (Dessin pour l'almanach "Europa" 1925), 1924

Christie's

Christie's

Kleine Welten I, from Kleine Welten

$26,460

Apr 2025

Sotheby's

Lustiges Gelb (Cheerful Yellow), 1929

$835,478

Apr 2025

Sotheby's

Kleine Welten, 1922

$146,209

Apr 2025

Christie's

Schwarze Begleitung, 1923

£2,218,000 ($2.9M USD)

Sotheby's

Christie's

Lourd entre léger, 1935

$126,000

Nov 2024

For Sale 3

PM GALLERY · Artsper

Blue

$29,999

Print

Harris Schrank Fine Prints · 1stDibs

Etching 1916 Number II

$36,000

David Barnett Gallery · 1stDibs

'Improvisation 7' original first ed. woodcut from 'Klänge' by Wassily Kandinsky

$25,600

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Market2,091 auction results

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$10.2K – $2.9M

143 of 158 works on paper lots with prices

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$426K

Object-type specific

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$356K

143 priced works on paper lots

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Mar 2026 · $268K

Latest tracked sale in this object type

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Works on paper: $356K medianPaintings: $1.4M medianEditioned prints: $16.3K medianUnclassified lots: $308K medianBooks/portfolios: $7.7K medianEditioned objects: $146K medianPosters/ephemera: $275 median

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Education1

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA

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Publications39

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Monograph 9

Kandinsky

Thames & Hudson · 2016

Wilhelm Morgner und die Anfänge der abstrakten Kunst

Hatje Cantz · 2016

Intimate collaborations

Yale University Press · 2014

Gesammelte Schriften 1889-1916 Author

Prestel · 2007

Wassily Kandinsky (Prestel Postcards Books) Author

Prestel · 2004

Wassily Kandinsky Author

Abrams · 2000

Wassily Kandinsky

Prestel · 1999

Kandinsky

Abrams · 1997

Kandinsky's teaching at the Bauhaus

Rizzoli · 1986

Exhibition Catalog 13

Franz Marc

Hatje Cantz · 2026

Kandinsky, Marc, and der Blaue Reiter

Hatje Cantz · 2016

Kandinsky, Marc und der Blaue Reiter

Hatje Cantz · 2016

Kandinsky

Yale University Press · 2014

Vasily Kandinsky: From Blaue Reiter to the Bauhaus, 1910-1925

Hatje Cantz · 2013

Van Gogh to Kandinsky: Symbolist Landscape in Europe 1880-1910

Thames & Hudson · 2012

Kandinsky And The Harmony Of Silence Painting With White Border

Yale University Press · 2011

Kandinsky Author

MoMA Publications · 2009

Gegen Kandinsky =

Hatje Cantz · 2006

Kandinsky Malerei 1908-1921

Hatje Cantz · 2006

Kandinsky compositions Author

MoMA Publications · 2002

Landschaften von Brueghel bis Kandinsky

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Bunte Leben Author

Abrams · 1996

Group Catalog 5

Fondation Beyeler. Die Sammlung

Hatje Cantz · 2026

Fondation Beyeler. La Collection

Hatje Cantz · 2026

Es könnte gelingen, wenn nur die Sonne weiter scheint ... Fondation Beyeler. Die Sammlung

Hatje Cantz · 2017

Kandinsky und Gabriele Münter Author

Prestel · 2005

The Blue Four Collection at the Norton Simon Museum

Yale University Press · 2002

Survey 10

Expressionism

Thames & Hudson · 2025

Colour in Art

Thames & Hudson · 2023

Bauhaus

Thames & Hudson · 2020

Artists in Love

Rizzoli · 2016

The Blue Rider

Prestel · 2011

Vincent van Gogh und der Expressionismus

Hatje Cantz · 2006

Landscapes From Brueghel To Kandinsky Author

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Bauhaus Kunstschule der Moderne

Hatje Cantz · 2000

The Blue Rider

Phaidon Press · 1977

Art for All. Art History

Taschen

Artist Book 2

Sounds Author

Yale University Press · 1981

The Blaue Reiter almanac Author

Thames & Hudson · 1974

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News20

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In Rome there is an exhibition where painting wants to become an echo of the natural world

Imogen Allen, a British artist born in Newlyn, Cornwall in 1997, presents her solo exhibition 'Echo' at Monti8 in Rome. The show features her recent p…

exhibitionsJun 13, 2026

Hans Hartung and music, the dialogue between painting and sound on display in Venice

The Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice is hosting the exhibition "The Invisible Chord. Hans Hartung and Music" until September 13, 2026. Curated b…

exhibitionsJun 13, 2026

A dose of non-reality: Country's best abstract art to go on show at Hamilton’s Artspost Gallery

Hamilton’s Artspost Gallery will host an exhibition showcasing the country's best abstract art, titled "A dose of non-reality." The show brings togeth…

exhibitionsJun 12, 2026

A First Look at the Big-Ticket Artworks that Galleries Are Bringing to Art Basel 2026

ARTnews previews the high-value artworks that galleries are bringing to Art Basel 2026 in Basel, Switzerland. The fair introduces a new opt-in program…

marketJun 11, 2026

Independent 20th Century Announces Details of 2026 Fair at the Breuer Building

Independent 20th Century has announced details for its fifth edition, taking place from September 24–27, 2026, at the Breuer Building in New York, now…

exhibitionsJun 11, 2026

The Italy exhibitions worth planning your summer trip around

Vogue Adria has published a guide to must-see art exhibitions in Italy that are worth planning a summer trip around. The article highlights several ma…

exhibitionsJun 11, 2026

Independent 20th Century Heads to the Breuer With Its Biggest Edition Yet

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exhibitionsJun 10, 2026

"Geschichtsklitternde Verhöhnung der tatsächlichen Person"

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newsJun 10, 2026

There Is No Real Normal State

Neurologe Mario de la Piedra Walter hat ein Buch über das kreative Gehirn geschrieben, in dem er retrospektiv Künstler wie Vincent van Gogh, Wassily K…

cultureJun 9, 2026

18 must-see exhibitions for a European art road trip this summer

This article highlights 18 must-see art exhibitions across Europe for summer 2026, featuring major solo shows by artists such as Cecilia Vicuña at the…

exhibitionsJun 8, 2026

A Guide to Museum Mile, New York’s Premier Cultural Corridor

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localJun 4, 2026

The Third Space

The article reports on a new exhibition at the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin dedicated to British Constructivist artist Marlow Moss (1889–1958). Moss, …

exhibitionsJun 4, 2026

Sur Arte, un documentaire lève le voile sur l’occulte Hilma af Klint

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cultureJun 4, 2026

‘A kind of reconnecting with the past’: the Met celebrates the art of the portrait

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has opened a new exhibition, 'The Face of Modern Life,' featuring nearly 80 works from its permanent collection that ch…

exhibitionsJun 3, 2026

Karl & Faber Kunstauktionen GmbH

Karl & Faber Kunstauktionen GmbH is holding a live auction titled 'Moderne Kunst | Day Sale' on June 12, 2026, in Munich, featuring lots from major mo…

marketJun 2, 2026

Art Basel Reveals More Participating Galleries and the Artists Selected for its ‘Exclusive’ Initiative, Which Withholds Artworks from Email Previews

Art Basel has announced that 193 of its 232 main-sector exhibitors (83%) have signed on to a new initiative called Basel Exclusive, which requires par…

marketJun 2, 2026

What Will Art Basel’s No-Preview-Allowed ‘Basel Exclusive’ Initiative Offer?

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marketJun 2, 2026

Meet Hilma af Klint, the Occultist Who Believed Otherworldly Spirits Told Her What to Paint. Now, She's Considered One of History's First Abstract Artists

A new exhibition in France, "Hilma af Klint: The Temple Paintings (1906-1915)" at the Grand Palais in collaboration with the Pompidou Center, spotligh…

exhibitionsMay 29, 2026

Les principes du Bauhaus selon Mathieu Mercier

At Galerie Le Minotaure in Paris, Mathieu Mercier has curated a group exhibition revisiting the foundational principles of the Bauhaus. The show spans…

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The article highlights five European cities—Zurich, Lille, Warsaw, and others—as alternatives to crowded art capitals like Paris and London for art-fo…

cultureMay 26, 2026

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Past Exhibitions7

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Milwaukee Art Museum

The Bradley Collection of Modern Art: A Bold Vision for Milwaukee

Maurice de Vlaminck, Barbara Hepworth, Alex Katz, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, Stuart Davis, Gabriele Münter, Wassily Kandinsky, Andy Warhol

700 N Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA

Jan 1, 2025 — Jan 19, 2026

The Bradley Collection of Modern Art: A Bold Vision for MilwaukeeSeptember 26, 2025–January 19, 2026

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Art Gallery of NSW

Georgiana Houghton Invisible Friends

Georgiana Houghton, Vasily Kandinsky

Jan 1, 2024

Art Gallery of NSW South Building Georgiana Houghton Invisible Friends Until 10 March 2024 Free

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Art Gallery of NSW

This Living Being That Is Colour

Ildiko Kovacs, Vasily Kandinsky

Jan 1, 2024

Art Gallery of NSW South Building This Living Being That Is Colour Art Gallery of NSW collection Until 4 February 2024 Free

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Leopold Museum

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM

Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Wassily Kandinsky, Alexej von Jawlensky, Marianne von Werefkin, August Macke, Franz Marc, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Paul Klee, Lionel Feininger

Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien, Austria

Jan 1, 2019

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM THE BRAGLIA AND JOHENNING COLLECTIONS 15th Nov. 2019 to 20th Apr. 2020 EXTENDED UNTIL AUGUST 30th!

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