Abstract Interpretation

Name: Abstract Interpretation
Brand: Wassily Kandinsky
Price: 189.0 USD
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1925 · Oil on composition board · Wassily Kandinsky

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Abstract Interpretation by Wassily Kandinsky, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, den — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Den

Abstract Interpretation by Wassily Kandinsky, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Arber Natural, media room — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Media room

Abstract Interpretation by Wassily Kandinsky, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, restaurant — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Restaurant

Story

A dense field of circles, rectangles, and triangles overlaps against a black ground, their edges meeting in earth tones, blues, and reds. This arrangement forms a geometric abstract composition rather than any recognizable scene. The piece, titled Abstract Interpretation, was made in 1925 using oil on composition board, and it is held at the Yale University Art Gallery, having come to the museum as a gift from the Collection Société Anonyme. Its painter, Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), was associated with the Bauhaus and also worked within Expressionism and Symbolism during his career as an artist. One detail worth noticing is how the circular forms seem to float above the rectangular and triangular shapes, creating a sense of layered depth despite the flat black background behind them.