In the Black Square

1923

Geometric abstraction

Oil on canvas

38.4 × 36.7" (97.5 × 93.3 cm)

New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

7 comments

April 12, 2019

Jess from Xanadu: Love the 'trees'

October 24, 2017

Kid: Looks like a horse, i like it!

May 11, 2014

admin: Thank you Hannah! I added dimensions

May 10, 2014

Hannah from Kansas: I would really like the actual dimensions for the painting but other than that your website is really good!

May 04, 2014

Kiera from Australia: Would love so more info for an assignment!

May 01, 2014

Jan Jedryka from Australia: Would also like some information for Assignment'

April 21, 2014

Mary from Australia: I need details of the composition to write about it in art theory

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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." »

May 18 — 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...." »

May 05 — neil : "this looks like aboriginal (australia) art. beautiful." »

April 22 — Robert : "I had the pleasure of seeing this piece in person a few years back. I’m fairly certain the black lines were made with ink." »

April 15 — Alexandra from Oxford (UK) : "I really like the painting, I am choosing it for my graded test thank you to Penny Martin from the UK (SAMESIESSSS) for all of that info, very helpful." »

April 07 — isabella from michigan : "im doing a school report on kandinsky this message wall is so cute" »

March 06 — two ton tina : "love the curves and are easy to replicate." »

February 24 — Leonardo : "It looks so unrealistic… but also unrealistic at the same time… completely otherworldly music" »

February 10 — M. Dorman from Nice : "Hundreds of Lithographic copies were printed. The original is a 1928 Oil painting entitled "Ruhe" in German or "Repose" in English.(WK No.417, Roethel cat. no.860). Not sure why this work is positioned in 1942" »