Nationality

Russian

Artist Dates

1866-1944

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Date of Work

1911

Medium

Woodcut

Height

8 3/8"

Width

5 1/2"

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection

Status

Stored: R23

Location

UND Art Collections Repository

Additional Information

Wassily Kandinsky was among the major pioneers of abstraction in early twentieth-century art. The titles of his paintings and prints drew associations between the abstract qualities of visual art and music. Improvisation, for example, is a musical term, and the work is numbered, much like a composer would number a musical composition.

Improvisation 7, which is from an illustrated book that contained 56 woodcuts, is signed in the lower right with the artist’s monogram.

Included in 'Art Across the Ages: A Selection of Treasured Works'

Condition

Excellent

Rights

Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”

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