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Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky

Composition VII

Wassily Kandinsky · 1913

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DETAILS
Artist
Wassily Kandinsky
Date
1913
Location
Tretyakov Gallery
ART MOVEMENTS
Abstract artDer Blaue Reiter
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THE ARTIST

Wassily Kandinsky

Russian painter who created some of the first purely abstract artworks, freeing color and form from representation.

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Beyond Kandinsky and Abstract art: works from the same years, and from the other movements Composition VII belongs to.

Crouching Nude in Shoes and Black Stockings, Back View Same movement · Der Blaue Reiter Crouching Nude in Shoes and Black Stockings, Back View Egon Schiele · 1912 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bathers beneath Trees, Fehmarn Same era · 1890s–1920s Bathers beneath Trees, Fehmarn Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1913 · Norton Simon Museum Still Life with Crayfish Same movement · Der Blaue Reiter Still Life with Crayfish Mikhail Larionov · 1900 · Museum Ludwig Bull's Head Same era · 1890s–1920s Bull's Head Mikhail Larionov · 1913 · Tretyakov Gallery The Lineman Same era · 1890s–1920s The Lineman Ivan Puni · 1927 · Art Institute of Chicago Sellar Alp, Dolomites Same era · 1890s–1920s Sellar Alp, Dolomites John Singer Sargent · 1913 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Still Life with Glass, Dice, Newspaper and Playing Card Same era · 1890s–1920s Still Life with Glass, Dice, Newspaper and Playing Card Georges Braque · 1913 · Art Institute of Chicago Street Cart Same era · 1890s–1920s Street Cart Egon Schiele · 1914 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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