Kandinsky’s Composition VII is justly considered to be the apex of his artistic output before the First World War. More than 30 preparatory studies in watercolor and oil precede the painting, and serve as documentary evidence of its creation. Remarkably, after months of preparation, the final composition itself was executed in only four days. This is confirmed by photographs taken between 25 and 28 November 1913.

The central motif — an oval form intersected by an irregular rectangle — is perceived as a nucleus surrounded by a vortex of colors and forms. Based on archival records and close examination of the work, art historians have identified in 'Composition VII' a combination of several themes, including the Resurrection, the Last Judgment, the Flood, and Paradise. This combination results in a synthesis of pure painting.

Rayathad The Fifth : This is bewtiful, just bewtiful.. In my castle, in transilvanya I have some works like his, love him! Makes me cry when I see his work, my emotions just start flowing....

Cody: I love this painting dearly. It strikes me as so aggressive and active, like a tornado.

Jojo: When MOMA gathered the surviving Compositions in 1995 I used to getting seriously stoned and gaze at this for literally hours. It is now somehow a part of me...

Asim Musa: This reminds me of a feeling I had once.

Jack : My philosophy professor once told me Kandinsky's WAR made him physically ill everytime he looked at it. That was many years ago. I thought he was dramatizing, now I understand.

Jack : My philosophy professor once told me Kandinsky's WAR made him physically ill everytime he looked at it. That was many years ago. I thought he was dramatizing, now I understand.

Angel: what is that

:3 CAT!: This is a great work of art and it shows a lot of creativity :D

Quamnk: Wow, absolutely beautiful. To people who say a child could do this, a child would never be able to express his thoughts as clearly on a canvas like this.

mnm: i see the art the real one its in art that used formal geometric styles

poppy cate turner: its amaking how a few strokes on oil paint can be such a beauty

Khooki: It's chaotic, but everything seems to fit!

Bradford McCormick: "Composition VII is a combination of several themes namely Resurrection, the Judgment Day, the Flood and the Garden of Eden. Such combination is expressed as a symbiosis of pure painting" -- I would love for WK to paint Donald Trump's 2020 USA. Then there would be a bit of beauty to relieve it all in our spirits, so much making 2019 USA look like 1913 Europe.

Ulya from Vologda: This one reminds me of how complexed human mind is and how much we can have inside it. Kandinsky was a genius and he's my favorite.

Kandinsky Fan: I love how Kandinsky painted. His paintings illumined my desire to paint. I want to express how greatly Kandinsky influenced me to be the person I am today. Great thanks to Sir Wassily Kandinsky.

jeff: This painting is amazing.The colours make me feel very calm

Bean: This painting is amazing. The act that he did so many sketches beforehand amazes me. I don't have the patience to do such a thing!

avocado: This piece of artwork is amazing. It really represents the thoughts of Kandinsky. the abstract colors are so messy, yet so clean, and in order. this isn't just simply a painting. there is a message from within.

:): This is awesome! We are learning Wassily Kandinsky and I think this piece of work is amazingly messy but very perfect and sorted!

???: incredible work

Arlind: It's like a blistering coctail made of erratic thoughts, I guess. But beautiful! .

japhet zayas: I've always been interested in the lives of artists in different fields of endeavor. Kandinsky's life and work are of particular interest to me. I recall reading that Kandinsky was synesthetic. If so, he painted the colors he heard. He felt colors on a distinctly novel level. I read a description of his perception of the colorful roofs of Kremlin edifices and his words reflect seeing sounds. Just the same his abstract and surrealistic works are testaments to his unique talents.

Kate: its absolutely amazing;)

Greg: I wonder if artist such as Shawn Thornton are inspired by this type of art and specifically this artist.

Jordi: The solar plexus of space-time. Russia was born to suffer, therefore exist.

Gianni: Who owns this painting know and did anyone else have to write an essay on this? Because I did!

Ernest J. Smith: Who owned this painting after Kandinsky died, and how did this painting end up at the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow?

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