The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 24, 2025
Watercolor No. 10
1911–12
(Russian, 1866–1944)
Sheet: 33.3 x 31 cm (13 1/8 x 12 3/16 in.)
Bequest of Lockwood Thompson 1992.280
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: Not on view
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.- Michael E. Sadler, Oxford, UK (1912-late 1930s or 1940s)
- Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79. Mentioned: p. 72 www.jstor.org
- Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 14-May 27, 2018).Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).
- {{cite web|title=Watercolor No. 10|url=false|author=Vassily Kandinsky|year=1911–12|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1992.280