Here, the circles so often encountered in Kandinsky’s works fill the entire space of the canvas like heavenly bodies. In fact, according to Jelena Hahl-Koch, a prominent scholar of the artist’s oeuvre, on clear nights, Kandinsky and Münter would often invite an astronomer friend, who would use his telescope to reveal the secrets of the celestial world to them.

Sold 5 November 2015 at Sotheby's, New York, for million.

Sold 26 February 2019 at Sotheby's, London, forr 6,09 mln.

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