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Composition VII

Composition VII is a 1913 abstract oil painting by Russian-born painter Wassily Kandinsky. It is in the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery, in Moscow. Art historians have concluded that the work is a combination of the themes of Resurrection, Judgment Day, the Flood and the Garden of Eden.

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Composition VII
ArtistWassily Kandinsky
Year1913
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions200.6 cm × 302.2 cm (79.0 in × 119.0 in)
Location
Wassily Kandinsky, 1913, Untitled (Study for Composition VII, Première abstraction), Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris source ↗

Composition VII is a 1913 abstract oil painting by Russian-born painter Wassily Kandinsky. It is in the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery, in Moscow. Art historians have concluded that the work is a combination of the themes of Resurrection, Judgment Day, the Flood and the Garden of Eden.1

Preliminary watercolor

Kandinsky's preliminary study was his first abstract watercolor. Untitled (Study for Composition VII, Première abstraction) was painted in 1913,2 and is the first of Kandinsky's "Compositions" and "Improvisations" series that began to emerge during his Blue Rider Period. Though the work is dated 1910, art historians believe the date is apocryphal, and that Kandinsky dated the work in 1913.

Context

The work demonstrates characteristics of Cubism and Futurism and is similar to the abstract work of Robert Delaunay, Francis Picabia, František Kupka, Léopold Survage, Piet Mondrian, and Hilma af Klint.3

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Composition VII". Kandinsky.net. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. Wassily Kandinsky, 1913, Untitled (Study for Composition VII, Première abstraction), PITO Centre Pompidou
  3. Cain, Abigail (31 March 2017). "What Was the First Abstract Artwork?". Artsy.net. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
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