Wassily Kandinsky — Santa Francisca, 1911

Santa Francisca

Heilige Franziska

1911

Glass painting

6.1 × 4.3" (15.5 × 11.0 cm)

New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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2017

January 10

Stephen from London: I am rather fond of Kandinsky\'s glass paintings, it would be nice to find a book of them. The combination of \'Russian folk\' imagery and style with Kandinsky\'s colour range gives a striking effect, whilst his skill prevents the overall effect from becoming a simplistic cartoon.

It seems to me that often a good artist takes you with him/her on a journey across different genres.

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September 14 — Isi : "Das Bild hängt seit Jahren in unserer Ambulanz. Es sieht aus wie ein Ritter auf seinem Pferd mit seiner Lanze und Schild. Und er reitet auf einem Pferd." »

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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"" »

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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." »