Vasily Kandinsky (French, born Russia. 1866–1944)

The Night - Large Version (Die Nacht - Grosse Fassung)

Date:

(1903)

Medium:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

composition: 11 3/4 x 5 1/16" (29.8 x 12.9 cm); sheet: 14 5/8 x 7 1/2" (37.2 x 19 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, laid Japan.

Publisher:

unpublished

Printer:

The artist, Munich

Edition:

at least 13 in six states (state I: 2 known; state II: 5 known; state III: no known proofs; state IV: 4 known; state V: no known proofs; state VI: 2 known hand-printed proofs [this ex.])

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Joseph H. Lauder

Copyright:

© 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Reference:

Roethel 6/VI. Friedel and Hoberg 6.

MoMA Number:

107.1991

Techniques:

Woodcut