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Watercolor No. 10

1911–12

Vassily Kandinsky

(Russian, 1866–1944)
Culture
Russia, 20th century
Medium
watercolor
Measurements
Sheet: 33.3 x 31 cm (13 1/8 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Lockwood Thompson 1992.280
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Working in Munich during 1911–12, Russian émigré Vassily Kandinsky wrote the treatise Concerning the Spiritual in Art, which established that a work of art could be totally abstract and devoid of a representational concept yet still express emotions. According to the artist, the image should develop first in the inner mind, or subconscious, and then in pictorial form. This is exemplified here in the bird surrounded by abstract forms.

Watercolor No. 10

1911–12

Vassily Kandinsky

(Russian, 1866–1944)
Russia, 20th century

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