Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles
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"Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles" is an abstract watercolor composition by Wassily Kandinsky that explores the emotional and visual effects of color through a grid of squares filled with vibrant concentric circles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles canonical | 1 |
| Farbstudie: Quadrate mit konzentrischen Ringen | 1 |
| Squares with Concentric Circles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1381333 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles Context triple: [Wassily Kandinsky paintings, notableWork, Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles]
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A.
Self-Portrait with Two Circles
Self-Portrait with Two Circles is a late, enigmatic self-portrait by Rembrandt that showcases his mastery of light, texture, and psychological depth, featuring the artist standing before a mysterious pair of circles.
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B.
Cézanne: A Study of His Development
Cézanne: A Study of His Development is an influential early 20th-century art-historical monograph by Roger Fry that analyzes the stylistic evolution and significance of the painter Paul Cézanne.
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C.
Color Field painting
Color Field painting is a mid-20th-century abstract art movement characterized by large expanses of flat, solid color intended to evoke emotional or contemplative responses.
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D.
An Account of Some Cases of the Production of Colours
"An Account of Some Cases of the Production of Colours" is a scientific paper by Thomas Young that presents key experimental evidence for the wave theory of light and explains color phenomena through interference.
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E.
Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow
Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow is a 1930 primary-color grid painting by Dutch De Stijl artist Piet Mondrian, exemplifying his mature abstract style of intersecting black lines and rectangular color fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles Target entity description: "Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles" is an abstract watercolor composition by Wassily Kandinsky that explores the emotional and visual effects of color through a grid of squares filled with vibrant concentric circles.
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A.
Self-Portrait with Two Circles
Self-Portrait with Two Circles is a late, enigmatic self-portrait by Rembrandt that showcases his mastery of light, texture, and psychological depth, featuring the artist standing before a mysterious pair of circles.
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B.
Cézanne: A Study of His Development
Cézanne: A Study of His Development is an influential early 20th-century art-historical monograph by Roger Fry that analyzes the stylistic evolution and significance of the painter Paul Cézanne.
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C.
Color Field painting
Color Field painting is a mid-20th-century abstract art movement characterized by large expanses of flat, solid color intended to evoke emotional or contemplative responses.
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D.
An Account of Some Cases of the Production of Colours
"An Account of Some Cases of the Production of Colours" is a scientific paper by Thomas Young that presents key experimental evidence for the wave theory of light and explains color phenomena through interference.
-
E.
Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow
Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow is a 1930 primary-color grid painting by Dutch De Stijl artist Piet Mondrian, exemplifying his mature abstract style of intersecting black lines and rectangular color fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract art
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painting ⓘ watercolor painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | early abstract painting ⓘ |
| artist | Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
color relationships
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emotional effects of color ⓘ visual effects of color ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bauhaus teaching
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color theory ⓘ modern art ⓘ |
| colorPalette | vibrant colors ⓘ |
| composition |
concentric circles inside squares
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grid of squares ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| genre | abstract painting ⓘ |
| geometricElement |
concentric circles
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grid ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
color theory of Goethe
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theosophical ideas about color ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (non-verbal visual artwork) ⓘ |
| medium |
paper
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watercolor ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract art
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Expressionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of color theory
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iconic abstract design ⓘ use in art education ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Farbstudie: Quadrate mit konzentrischen Ringen
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| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| shapeUsed |
circle
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square ⓘ |
| style |
abstract
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non-representational ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
color study
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concentric circles ⓘ squares ⓘ |
| technique |
color study
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repetition of geometric forms ⓘ |
| usedIn |
art education materials
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color theory teaching ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
modular grid layout
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repetition with variation ⓘ strong color contrasts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles Description of subject: "Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles" is an abstract watercolor composition by Wassily Kandinsky that explores the emotional and visual effects of color through a grid of squares filled with vibrant concentric circles.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Squares with Concentric Circles
Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles
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originalTitle
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Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Farbstudie: Quadrate mit konzentrischen Ringen