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Wassily Kandinsky

(Russian Federation, 1866-1944)
Wassily Kandinsky
(Russian Federation, 1866-1944)

LETTER, from Wassily Kandinsky in Stockholm to GAN (Gösta Adrian-Nilsson) in Lund, dated 29 II (19)16 Envelope enclosed.

One twice folded sheet comprising in total one and a half handwritten pages.

Content:

Stockholm 29 II 16
Stureplan 2/4
[? illegible] Fru Palm

Sehr geehrter Herr Adrian Nilsson,
heute schließt hier meine Aus-
stellung, die ein Interess(ß)e erweckt
hat. Nicht wenig hat zu diesem
Interesse Ihre Schrift beigetra-
gen für die ich mich bei Ihnen
warm bedanke. Es ist eine
große Seltenheit, für einen Künstler,
daß er verstanden wird. Sie
können sich also mein Vergnü-
gen vorstellen, daß ich so ein
lebendiges Verständnis in Ihrer
Schrift gefunden habe. Besonders
wurde dieses meine Gefühl
dadurch gesteigert, daß ich
es in einem mir vorher
ganz fremden Land erlebte.

Mit herzlichstem Gruß
Ihr sehr ergebener
Kandinsky

Envelope addressed "Herr Gösta Adrian-Nilsson Lund Skåne" and postmarked Stockholm 1.3.(19)16. On verso: "Kandinsky - Stureplan 2/4. Stockholm" and postmarked upon arrival Lund 2.3.(19)16.

Letter circa 27 x 20.5 cm. Envelope circa 12.5 x 15.5 cm.

Fold. Tear/tears. Handling creases. Minor stains. Yellowed. Uneven bleaching.

Provenance

Managing director of Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm, Harry Runnqvist.
Managing director of Galerie Bonnier, Geneva and Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm, Jan Runnqvist, Ph. D. (by descent from the above mentioned, his father).
Subsequently by descent.

Literature

Vivian Endicott Barnett, "Kandinsky och Sverige", 1989, the letter mentioned and partly quoted, p. 38.

More information

On display at Arsenalsgatan 2.

A very rare and important handwritten letter from pioneering modernist artist Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) to his Swedish counterpart Gösta Adrian-Nilsson (1884-1965). Written during Kandinsky's stay in Stockholm which lasted from December 23 1915 to March 16 1916. In the letter Kandinsky thanks Adrian-Nilsson for having written a foreword in Swedish which accompanied the catalogue printed by Galleri Gummeson for Kandinsky's exhibition at the Gallery during February 1916.

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