Corners are worth their weight in gold It's common to cut corners, but some can bring a fortune. The painting "Emphasis on Angles" by Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky will be auctioned at Christie's in New York on November 17. They expect to make $60 million to $80 million (~4.8-6.4 billion ₽) for the fabric. The work will become the most expensive lot at the November auction and may break the artist's price record. Kandinsky painted it in 1922–1923, when he taught at the German Bauhaus school and moved from free abstraction to strict geometric forms. To date, Kandinsky's auction record is £37.2 million (~4 billion ₽). That's exactly how much his "Murnau Landscape with the Second Church" sold for in 2023. And on October 14 this year, "Colorful Life" sold under the hammer for £27 million (~2.9 billion ₽) excluding commissions. "Emphasis on Corners" has its own rich history: the painting once belonged to the famous collector Solomon Guggenheim, and the current owners bought it at an auction back in 1986. Now, 40 years later, the painting is being offered for sale again - and even the lower limit of the estimate significantly exceeds Kandinsky's previous record.

Corners are worth their weight in gold It's common to cut corners, but some can bring a fortune. The painting "Emphasis on Angles" by Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky will be auctioned at Christie's in New York on November 17. They expect to make $60 million to $80 million (~4.8-6.4 billion ₽) for the fabric. The work will become the most expensive lot at the November auction and may break the artist's price record. Kandinsky painted it in 1922–1923, when he taught at the German Bauhaus school and moved from free abstraction to strict geometric forms. To date, Kandinsky's auction record is £37.2 million (~4 billion ₽). That's exactly how much his "Murnau Landscape with the Second Church" sold for in 2023. And on October 14 this year, "Colorful Life" sold under the hammer for £27 million (~2.9 billion ₽) excluding commissions. "Emphasis on Corners" has its own rich history: the painting once belonged to the famous collector Solomon Guggenheim, and the current owners bought it at an auction back in 1986. Now, 40 years later, the painting is being offered for sale again - and even the lower limit of the estimate significantly exceeds Kandinsky's previous record.