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Wassily Kandinsky / Composition VII

Composition VII

1913 · Oil on canvas

LocationMoscow, Russia
Dimensions200 × 300 cm

Why it matters

An abstract explosion of colour and form that art historians see as combining the themes of Resurrection, Judgment Day, the Flood and the Garden of Eden.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1913.
  • Its preliminary study was Kandinsky's first abstract watercolour.
  • It shows characteristics of Cubism and Futurism.

Based on the Wikipedia article Composition VII (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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