KANDINSKY WASSILY: (1866-1944) Russian painter, one of the pioneers of abstraction in western ...

KANDINSKY WASSILY: (1866-1944) Russian painter, one of the pioneers of abstraction in western art. T.L.S., Kandinsky, one page, 4to, Berlin, 22nd May 1933, to [Andre] de Ridder, in French. Kandinsky informs his correspondent that he has just received a tribute from Christian Zervos and continues to remark 'Je vous prie bien de trouver le moyen de trouver une bonne place pour cet hommage. Vous vouliez me faire parvenir toutes les correctures vers le 15 mai. Je suppose que vous attendiez l'hommage de M. Zervos. J'espere encore toujours que le Cahier parraitra la fin de ce mois!' (Translation: 'Please find a way to find a good place for this tribute. You wanted to send me all the corrections around 15th May. I suppose you were waiting for the tribute from Mr. Zervos. I still hope that the Cahier will appear at the end of this month!'). In a postscript Kandinsky further writes 'Si vous n'avez plus besoin des photos, je vous prie bien de me les rendre: on me demande souvent des photos et je n'ai pas des dupplicats' (Translation: 'If you no longer need the photos, please return them to me: I am often asked for photos and I do not have duplicates'). Some very light, extremely minimal age wear and a very small tear to the right edge, VG

Andre de Ridder (1888-1961) Belgian art historian and editor-in chief of Cahier, a chronicle of artistic life in Brussels. A special edition of the periodical devoted to Kandinsky was published in July 1933 under the title 'Selection Chronique de la Vie Artisque XIV Wassily Kandinsky - Editions Selection Anvers 1933'

Christian Zervos (1889-1970) Greek-French art historian, critic, collector, writer and publisher who founded the magazine Cahiers d'Art in 1926.