Composition VI

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Composition VI is a major abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky, celebrated for its dynamic interplay of color and form that exemplifies his pioneering role in non-representational art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract painting
painting
artHistoricalContext created shortly before World War I
artist Wassily Kandinsky
associatedPeriod Kandinsky’s Munich period
associatedWith Der Blaue Reiter
cataloguedAs one of Kandinsky’s large-scale Compositions
city St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
collection Hermitage Museum
surface form: State Hermitage Museum
colorCharacteristics strong contrasts of blues, violets, and reds
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
creationPlace Munich
creator Wassily Kandinsky
depicts abstract forms
diagonal rhythms
dynamic color fields
exemplifies non-representational composition based on color and form
formalCharacteristics overlapping planes and sweeping curves
genre non-representational art
hasTheme inner emotional experience
spiritual renewal
height 195 cm
inception 1913
influencedBy Theosophy
music
spirituality in art
languageOfTitle French
location Hermitage Museum
materialUsed oil paint
medium oil on canvas
movement Abstract art
Expressionism
notableFor complex layered structure
dynamic interplay of color and form
orientation landscape format
originalTitle Composition VI self-link
partOf Wassily Kandinsky paintings
surface form: Kandinsky’s pre-World War I works
series Compositions (series by Wassily Kandinsky)
seriesNumber 6
significance key example of Kandinsky’s mature abstract style
major work of early abstract art
surface canvas
width 300 cm
yearCompleted 1913

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Composition V followedBy Composition VI
Composition VI originalTitle Composition VI self-link