After Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky pioneered abstract painting in the early 20th century. He believed that geometric forms, lines, and colors could express the inner life of the artist—a theory quite evident in his own explosive paintings, which were often inspired by music. Today, Kandinsky’s canvases sell for tens of millions at auction and belong in the collections of the MoMA, the Art Instituute of Chicago and the Tate, among other prestigious institutions. In 1911, Kandinsky played a central role in organizing Der Blaue Reiter, a group of avant-garde artists in Munich that included Franz Marc and Paul Klee. From 1922 to 1933, he taught at the Bauhaus, the historic Weimar institution that brought together artists including Josef Albers, Lazlo Maholy-Nagy and Piet Mondrian.

Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Date: 1923
Dimensions: 36.8 x 49.5cm
Sign: Signed in the plate and numbered in pencil 135/400, with the blindstamp of the publisher Mourlot, Paris, with full margins, framed