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Wolf Kahn — Pond and Hill
Wolf Kahn

Pond and Hill

1990

This landscape painting depicts a serene pond nestled in a valley, rendered in soft, atmospheric layers of color. The composition is organized horizontally, with a luminous yellow green foreground representing the surrounding terrain, a pale blue white body of water in the middle ground, and rolling hills rendered in deep green and purple tones receding into the distance. The sky above transitions from warm peachy gray tones to cool blues, suggesting either dawn or dusk. Kahn's characteristic use of bold, simplified color fields and loose brushwork creates a contemplative mood while capturing the essential character of the landscape.

Medium
oil on canvas
Overall

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $15,000$25,000

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Wolf Kahn, Pond and Hill, 1990

This landscape painting depicts a serene pond nestled in a valley, rendered in soft, atmospheric layers of color. The composition is organized horizontally, with a luminous yellow green foreground representing the surrounding terrain, a pale blue white body of water in the middle ground, and rolling hills rendered in deep green and purple tones receding into the distance. The sky above transitions from warm peachy gray tones to cool blues, suggesting either dawn or dusk. Kahn's characteristic use of bold, simplified color fields and loose brushwork creates a contemplative mood while capturing the essential character of the landscape.

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 61.3 x 70.5 cm
Year
1990
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Color Field Art, Landscape Painting, Atmospheric Color, Expressionist Landscape, Pastoral Scene, Mountain Valley, Pond Scene, Oil On Canvas, Nature Study, Modern Painting, Light And Color, Minimalist Composition, 20th Century Art, Contemporary Realism, Abstract Landscape

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