Artist: Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866 - 1944). Title: "Vier Flecken (Four Splashes)". Medium: Original color collotype. Date: Composed 1929. Printed 1949. Dimensions: Overall size: 7 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (192 x 235 mm). Image size: 7 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (192 x 235 mm). Lot Note(s): Stamped verso. Small edition. Thin cream wove paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine impression; bright, fresh colors. Fine condition. Provenance: Nina Kandinsky (her stamp verso) to Jacqueline François; Private collection, Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy (Paris), France. Comment(s): This edition was authorized by Kandinsky shortly before his death in 1944 but delayed by World War II and its aftermath until 1949. It was printed with the blessing of Kandinsky's third wife, Nina Kandinsky. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [25740-1-225]