Composition X by Vasily Kandinsky

The key characteristic of this composition, obviously, is the immobile black ocean, against which background colors and forms are isolated. Kandinsky always expressed great aversion to black, and it is

Cossacks by Vasily Kandinsky

Many connoisseurs of painting agree that the paintings of Vasily Kandinsky are full of life. Bright spots, curved lines that resemble hieroglyphs – all these mysterious figures creep in, penetrate

Moscow II by Vasily Kandinsky

“Moscow II”, written by Kandinsky in 1916 – one of the most beautiful paintings of the “Russian period”, located in private collections. The turbulent events that brought the artist back

Black lines by Vasily Kandinsky

The painting “Black Lines” is a lyrical work. Delicate pastel colors form a background where the colors shimmer, bright colorful spots do not look frozen and amorphous, they stopped for

Several circles by Vasily Kandinsky

In the early 20-ies, after returning from Russia to Germany, Kandinsky’s works acquire characteristic geometricity, on the canvas becomes more space, the element gives way to order. Fascinated by the

Dominant curve by Vasily Kandinsky

Vasily Kandinsky left Germany in 1933, when the Nazis came to power. The ideologists of fascism sharply condemned the new trends in painting, the “degenerate art” was persecuted, the pictures

Composition IX by Vasily Kandinsky

“Composition IX” stands out among the other abstract compositions of the artist and some critics tend to classify it as surrealistic canvases. However, Kandinsky denied any influence of surrealism on

Improvisation 7 by Vasily Kandinsky

Having abandoned figurative, objective painting, Vasily Kandinsky sought new forms for his new art. These innovative forms were compositions and improvisations, which, not having a clearly expressed plot program, carried

Yellow-red-blue by Vasily Kandinsky

The picture “Yellow-red-blue” can be considered as a symphony of ideas of Suprematism and Bauhaus. Conditionally, the composition is divided into two parts. The first is filled with geometric figures

Night by Vasily Kandinsky

Most of the surviving works of the Kandinsky period of 1900-1908 are in the Impressionist style. They are largely secondary and do not represent a special interest. This applies to

Binz on Rugen by Vasily Kandinsky

“Binz on Rugen” is a rare early work of the Kandinsky student period, embodying his experiments with technique and a thoughtful study of color, which will manifest itself in full

Composition VI by Vasily Kandinsky

Composition VI expresses the possibility of being caused by a major catastrophe. In this work, the destruction of the material world is determined by the forms and phenomena disintegrating before

Hard-Flexible by Vasily Kandinsky

This is the work of the late Kandinsky, referring to the period of “biomorphic abstraction”, which is also called “Parisian”. The famous collector Solomon Guggenheim bought it directly by the

White Oval by Vasily Kandinsky

The picture shows a white oval with an irregular configuration on a black marble background. Background performs an equally important active role, as in realistic portraits. He brightens and simultaneously

In the gray by Vasily Kandinsky

The painting “In Gray” is one of the rare in the artist’s work. It was conceived as a composition with mountains, boats and figures of people. But in the final

Red Square by Vasily Kandinsky

The painting “Red Square” is an urban landscape, where Kandinsky creates the image of the center of Moscow, one of his favorite cities. The artist uses a futuristic way of

Improvisation by Vasily Kandinsky

“Improvisation 28”. The main leitmotif of the work is a crusade against the traditional aesthetic values and the artist’s dream of a better, more spiritual future through the transforming power