Hannes Beckmann
Wassily Kandinsky

Artist Hannes Beckmann(American, born Germany, 1909–1977)American, born Germany, 1909–1977

CultureAmerican

Titles

Wassily Kandinsky

Date1935

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 15 1/2 × 11 1/8 in. (39.4 × 28.2 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 11 1/8 in. (39.4 × 28.2 cm)
Mount: 18 3/8 × 13 7/16 in. (46.6 × 34.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2002.648

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Manfred Heiting Collection of Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceSotheby's, New York.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from Sander Gallery [n.d.]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

A label is taped to the verso of the mount, on which is printed: "[Inserted in pencil: "Gruppe A. Bild 1"] Apparatdaten: Negativmaterial : Autor: [inscribed in pencil: "30"] / Aufnahmeapparat: [inscribed in pencil: "Leica"] Plate: [Inserted in pencil: "Pans & hovnik"] Name: / Objektiv Film: Chifire: / Brennweite [Inserted in pencil: "9cm"] Entwickler: Bildtitel: [inscribed in pencil: "Maler / Prof Wassily / Kandinsky"] / Blende [Inserted in pencil: "9" / Belichtlingsdauer Positiv: / Filter: [inserted in pencil: "1 sec."] Papiermaterial: / Sonstiges / Entwickler: Reproduktion: / Sonstiges: getattet nicht geststtst"

Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower left: "1189.15 / 1210"

The photograph is signed in pencil, verso of mount, lower right: "Hannes Beckmann"

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