Wassily Kandinsky — Composition, 1940

Composition

Composition

1940

Gouache on black paper

13.4 × 20.1" (34.0 × 51.0 cm)

London, Christie's

Sold on 7 February 2013 at Christie's for $565,000.

1 comments

2023

August 24

Dat dude: Looks pretty neat

Your comment

More from 1940

Around the Circle (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

Around the Circle

Sky Blue (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

Various Parts (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

Moderation (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

Untitled (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

Untitled (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

Untitled (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

Little Accents (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

Green and Red (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

Untitled (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

Composition (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

Pink (Rose) (1940) by Wassily Kandinsky

More from London, Christie's

Timeline

1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944

a quote

"Each period of a civilisation creates an art that is specific in it and which we will never see reborn. To try and revive the principles of art of past centuries can lead only to the production of stillborn works."

Timeline

1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944

10 recent comments

August 31 — Der Blaue Victor : "This was the first picture of K’s that Gabriele Münter remembers seeing." »

August 17 — admin : "Hi Adam,Yes, it is the exact same artwork, widely known as "Red Sun and Ship". Its official catalog name is "Ein Speer" ("One Spit").As for the owner, the painting belongs to a private collection, and the specific owner's name is not publicly disclosed." »

August 16 — Adam Ørvad : "Is the not "Red Sun and Ship" (Krasnoe Solnce i Korabl)(1925)?? And do you know, who is the owner? Regards, Adam Ørvad" »

July 28 — Yves GUERRINI : "Cette composition illustre parfaitement la dernière manière de Kandinsky, lorsqu'il s'établit en France. Le biomorphisme et le lyrisme de cette œuvre pourrait faire penser aux formes biomorphiques que Miro commençait de peindre à cette époque." »

July 28 — Yves GUERRINI : "Une œuvre manifeste du Bauhaus. Elle réalise à la perfection les théories énoncées dans "Point, ligne sur plan"" »

July 28 — Yves GUERRINI : "Magistrale composition qui se trouve à la lisière entre figuration et abstraction." »

July 28 — Yves Guerrini : "Somme de toutes ses recherches antérieures, cette vaste composition n'en est pas moins confuse et touffue, Kandinsky n'ayant pas su limiter ses moyens plastiques." »

July 26 — Carole : "He’s tired of the formalities set down about painting. He will, at this time, do what feels good. Some may say a regression , for him it is a liberation! You would have had to follow his journey to understand where he is now. Like or dislike,is not in his vocabulary." »

July 11 — Yagiz Saglam : "Hi, I am currently writing my thesis about "doors" and getting inspiration for my diagram" »

June 27 — Dany : "I adore wassily's concentric circles. I didn't realise it was this small. I first saw it on a calender and was determined to copy it hooking rug style for a wall hanging.Done in hand dyed skirting bought from charity shops. It actually only took me 3 weeks. It is such a talking point when I have visitors. Funnily enough I dont care for his compositions but adore the two circles pieces." »