{"product_id":"wassily-kandinsky-etoiles-original-mourlot-lithograph-verve-1938","title":"Wassily Kandinsky - Étoiles (Original Mourlot Lithograph,  Verve, 1938)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 22px; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ececec; border-radius: 8px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.6; box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- Authenticity --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; padding: 0 0 18px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 6px 12px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; background: #4a7c9d; color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOriginal Lifetime Lithograph\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Artist --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; padding-bottom: 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #111;\"\u003eWassily Kandinsky\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 6px; font-size: 14px; color: #777; font-style: italic;\"\u003eRussian, 1866–1944\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Title --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; padding: 18px 0 10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.35; color: #111;\"\u003eÉtoiles (Stars)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 6px; font-size: 14px; color: #666;\"\u003e1938\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 6px; font-size: 12px; color: #999; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4a7c9d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAtelier Mourlot • Verve, Paris • Lifetime Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Rarity Accent Box --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f4f8fb; border-left: 4px solid #4a7c9d; padding: 18px; margin-bottom: 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #4a7c9d; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eHistoric Modernist Masterpiece\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #111; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003ePrinted by Atelier Mourlot Frères, Paris\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; color: #444; text-align: justify;\"\u003eAn extraordinary original color lithograph created by Wassily Kandinsky in 1938 for \u003cem\u003eVerve\u003c\/em\u003e, the legendary French art publication founded by Tériade. Executed during the artist's lifetime as part of a groundbreaking collaborative suite dedicated to celestial bodies alongside André Masson, this composition highlights Kandinsky’s late Parisian biomorphic abstraction and cosmic spiritualism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Technical Information --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 22px; font-size: 14px; color: #333;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheet Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.43 × 13.78 in (26.5 × 35 cm)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original color lithograph on wove paper\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed with the artist's monogram 'VK' and dated '38' in the stone lower left\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter \/ Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris; Published by Tériade for \u003cem\u003eVerve\u003c\/em\u003e (1938)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Documentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 6px 0 0 18px; padding: 0; color: #555;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnthonioz, M., \u003cem\u003eVerve: The Ultimate Review of Art and Literature (1937–1960)\u003c\/em\u003e, Abrams, N.Y., 1988, pp. 55–56, 387.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDerouet, C., \u003cem\u003eŒuvres de Vassily Kandinsky: Collections du Musée national d’art moderne\u003c\/em\u003e, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1984, p. 359, No. 9.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1; border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f1f1;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent original condition with vibrant, saturated color registration. Full margins as issued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Kandinsky's contribution to the 1938 celestial suite, he created two monumental abstract visions: \u003cem\u003eComètes\u003c\/em\u003e (Comets), set against the absolute pitch dark of the universe, and \u003cem\u003eÉtoiles\u003c\/em\u003e (Stars), evoking the radiant organic structure of the Andromeda Galaxy. A prime example of Kandinsky's Parisian period, seamlessly blending geometric structure with fluid, amoebic forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exceptional museum-grade acquisition for collectors of early 20th-century Avant-Garde graphics and original lifetime printmaking history.\u003c\/p\u003e\nGuaranteed authentic original lifetime lithograph.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wassily Kandinsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53094352257335,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/8884\/5879\/files\/photo_2026-10-05_03-23-54_8bd53b87-2c6a-434b-9a3b-1fe95cc3bc97.jpg?v=1791185682","url":"https:\/\/hedonism.gallery\/fr\/products\/wassily-kandinsky-etoiles-original-mourlot-lithograph-verve-1938","provider":"Hedonism Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}