Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
Russian
Artist Dates
1866-1944
Title of Work
Composition fur XXe Siécle
Preview
Date of Work
1939
Medium
2 color woodblock
Signature
Initialed in the block, lower left
Height
9 3/16"
Width
12 1/2"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: FF_005_E
Artist Bio
Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter born in 1866 in Moscow. Kandinsky originally studied law at the University of Moscow and became a prominent faculty member but abandoned his career in 1896 to devote his life to painting. This was after he had viewed Monet's "Haystacks", which changed his views about the properties of color. Kandinsky is best known for founding the artist group called the Blue Rider in 1911, his involvement at Bauhaus and his theories on color. His works can be defined as brightly colored, abstract pieces. In some cases there are indicators of his love for Russia hidden in his paintings as well as his relation of works of music to color. Works by Wassily Kandinsky can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Phillips Collection, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and many other collections internationally.
Additional Information
Published in XXe Siecle in 1939.
Tag: JSP Estate Collection
Condition
Very good
Condition Notes
tape residue on verso in corners