Wassily Kandinsky — Gallery of Masterpieces from 1900 to 1944



The task of art is to awaken the joyful ability to experience spiritual essence in material and abstract things.

– Wassily Kandinsky (1866 – 1944)


Wassily Kandinsky The works of Russian painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky represent a journey from figuration to pure abstraction. He was one of the first artists to see sound in color and form in emotion.

Kandinsky’s approach to art was about freeing form from materiality. He challenged academic norms and created a new system of expression where emotion and spirituality became the main tools. Together with Franz Marc, he founded the “Der Blaue Reiter” group, but left behind not only a movement — but a philosophy.

We have selected more than 400 paintings by Wassily Kandinsky for publication, for several reasons:

  • they show the full evolution from symbolism to geometric abstraction;
  • they demonstrate key stages in the formation of his personal artistic system;
  • they reflect the transition from music to form and from inner world to external vision.

Kandinsky's paintings invite viewers to contemplate the invisible, feel what words cannot express — that’s how he found meaning and poetry in pure color.

Gallery of Wassily Kandinsky Paintings (1900–1906)

In this gallery of Kandinsky’s early works (1900–1906), you’ll find his initial experiments filled with mythology, symbolism and light-seeking. These pieces reflect the influence of Russian culture and romantic perception of reality.


Wassily Kandinsky - Dunkier Lake

Wassily Kandinsky - Dunkier Lake

1901, 23 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Munich The River Isar

Wassily Kandinsky - Munich The River Isar

1901, 32 × 23 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Kochel Dorf Kirche

Wassily Kandinsky - Kochel Dorf Kirche

1902, 23 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Old Town

Wassily Kandinsky - Old Town

1902, 52 × 78 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Sluice

Wassily Kandinsky - Sluice

1902, 31 × 23 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Kallmunz Regentag

Wassily Kandinsky - Kallmunz Regentag

1903, 24 × 33 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - The Blue Rider

Wassily Kandinsky - The Blue Rider

1903, 52 × 54 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Vasilevskoe Barn With Pony

Wassily Kandinsky - Vasilevskoe Barn With Pony

1903, 23 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Mail Coach

Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Mail Coach

1903, 23 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Schwabing Wintersonne

Wassily Kandinsky - Schwabing Wintersonne

1904, 23 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Pond In The Park

Wassily Kandinsky - Pond In The Park

1906, 33 × 41 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Seascape With Steamer

Wassily Kandinsky - Seascape With Steamer

1906, 22 × 31 cm

An artist must have something to express, because his task is not mastery of form, but the adaptation of form to content.

— Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky - video

Gallery of Wassily Kandinsky Paintings (1907–1909)

This section features works from 1907–1909 — a time when Kandinsky started experimenting with form and color. Compositions began showing hints of future abstraction and musicality of line.


Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn Impression

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn Impression

1908, 33 × 45 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn In Bavaria

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn In Bavaria

1908, 33 × 45 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn Near Murnau

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn Near Murnau

1908, 32 × 41 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn Near Oberau

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn Near Oberau

1908, 45 × 61 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Bayerisches Dorf Mit Feld

Wassily Kandinsky - Bayerisches Dorf Mit Feld

1908, 38 × 46 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Berglandschaft Mit Dorf

Wassily Kandinsky - Berglandschaft Mit Dorf

1908, 70 × 96 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Coastline Staffelsee

Wassily Kandinsky - Coastline Staffelsee

1908, 33 × 41 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Hauser In Munich

Wassily Kandinsky - Hauser In Munich

1908, 33 × 41 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Herbstlandschaft Mit Boats

Wassily Kandinsky - Herbstlandschaft Mit Boats

1908, 30 × 39 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Herbstlandschaft Mit Booten

Wassily Kandinsky - Herbstlandschaft Mit Booten

1908, 71 × 96 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Houses In Burggrabenstrasse

Wassily Kandinsky - Houses In Burggrabenstrasse

1908, 50 × 63 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Ii Funeral March

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Ii Funeral March

1908, 70 × 50 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Ii Study

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Ii Study

1908

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape With A Dark Tree

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape With A Dark Tree

1908, 32 × 41 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape With Tower

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape With Tower

1908, 33 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Blick Uber Den Staffelsee Sommer

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Blick Uber Den Staffelsee Sommer

1908

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Herb

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Herb

1908, 32 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Kohlgruberstrasse

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Kohlgruberstrasse

1908, 71 × 97 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Mit Blauem Haus

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Mit Blauem Haus

1908, 33 × 45 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Strasse

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Strasse

1908, 33 × 41 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Schlosshof

Wassily Kandinsky - Schlosshof

1908, 33 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Starnberger See

Wassily Kandinsky - Starnberger See

1908, 97 × 63 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - The Ludwigskirche In Munich

Wassily Kandinsky - The Ludwigskirche In Munich

1908, 67 × 96 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - View From The Window Of The Griesbrau

Wassily Kandinsky - View From The Window Of The Griesbrau

1908, 50 × 70 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Village Church, Riegsee

Wassily Kandinsky - Village Church, Riegsee

1908, 33 × 45 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - White Sound

Wassily Kandinsky - White Sound

1908, 70 × 70 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Winterstudie Mit Berg

Wassily Kandinsky - Winterstudie Mit Berg

1908, 33 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Arab Cemetery

Wassily Kandinsky - Arab Cemetery

1909, 71 × 98 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Beach Scene

Wassily Kandinsky - Beach Scene

1909, 52 × 67 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Blue Mountain

Wassily Kandinsky - Blue Mountain

1909, 106 × 96 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Casas En Murnau

Wassily Kandinsky - Casas En Murnau

1909, 49 × 63 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Castle And Church

Wassily Kandinsky - Castle And Church

1909, 31 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Cemetery And Vicarage In Kochel

Wassily Kandinsky - Cemetery And Vicarage In Kochel

1909, 44 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Crinolines

Wassily Kandinsky - Crinolines

1909, 96 × 128 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Der Wasserfall

Wassily Kandinsky - Der Wasserfall

1909, 70 × 98 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Group In Crinolines

Wassily Kandinsky - Group In Crinolines

1909, 95 × 150 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Grungasse In Murnau

Wassily Kandinsky - Grungasse In Murnau

1909, 33 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Houses At Murnau

Wassily Kandinsky - Houses At Murnau

1909, 49 × 64 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisacion Africana

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisacion Africana

1909, 107 × 99 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation III

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation III

1909, 94 × 130 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation III

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation III

1909, 44 × 64 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation IV

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation IV

1909, 108 × 159 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Interior My Dining Room

Wassily Kandinsky - Interior My Dining Room

1909, 50 × 65 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Kochel Graveyard

Wassily Kandinsky - Kochel Graveyard

1909, 31 × 43 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape With Green House

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape With Green House

1909, 70 × 96 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Landschaft Mit Kirche Study

Wassily Kandinsky - Landschaft Mit Kirche Study

1909, 33 × 45 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Landscape With Rainbow

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Landscape With Rainbow

1909, 33 × 43 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Schloss Und Kirche

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau Schloss Und Kirche

1909, 33 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Oriental

Wassily Kandinsky - Oriental

1909, 69 × 96 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Rock Red Wall

Wassily Kandinsky - Rock Red Wall

1909, 83 × 116 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Railroad At Murnau

Wassily Kandinsky - Railroad At Murnau

1909, 36 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Picture With An Archer

Wassily Kandinsky - Picture With An Archer

1909, 175 × 144 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Winter Landscape

Wassily Kandinsky - Winter Landscape

1909, 75 × 97 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Study For Improvisation VII

Wassily Kandinsky - Study For Improvisation VII

1909, 98 × 70 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Two Riders And Reclining Figure

Wassily Kandinsky - Two Riders And Reclining Figure

1909, 70 × 70 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Treppe Zum Schloss Murnau

Wassily Kandinsky - Treppe Zum Schloss Murnau

1909, 45 × 33 cm

Gallery of Wassily Kandinsky Paintings (1910–1912)

The period of 1910–1912 is considered the birth of pure abstraction. That’s when masterpieces like «Improvisation» and «Violin» were painted — launching a new visual language.


Wassily Kandinsky - Gabriele Munter Painting Outdoors in Front of an Easel

Wassily Kandinsky - Gabriele Munter Painting Outdoors in Front of an Easel

1910

Wassily Kandinsky - Church in Murnau

Wassily Kandinsky - Church in Murnau

1910, 64 × 50 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisaca No. XI

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisaca No. XI

1910, 97 × 106 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation IX

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation IX

1910, 110 × 110 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape with Factory Chimney

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape with Factory Chimney

1910, 66 × 82 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation VII

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation VII

1910, 131 × 97 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Va Study

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Va Study

1910, 70 × 70 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape with Rolling Hills

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape with Rolling Hills

1910, 33 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Mountain Landscape with Church

Wassily Kandinsky - Mountain Landscape with Church

1910, 32 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau with Church

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau with Church

1910, 96 × 105 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau with Church II

Wassily Kandinsky - Murnau with Church II

1910, 44 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Non Objective

Wassily Kandinsky - Non Objective

1910, 51 × 66 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Sketch for Composition II

Wassily Kandinsky - Sketch for Composition II

1910, 97 × 131 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Studie Dunaberg

Wassily Kandinsky - Studie Dunaberg

1910, 33 × 45 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Study for Improvisation X

Wassily Kandinsky - Study for Improvisation X

1910, 56 × 71 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - The Boat Trip The Lake

Wassily Kandinsky - The Boat Trip The Lake

1910, 98 × 103 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - The Cow

Wassily Kandinsky - The Cow

1910, 95 × 105 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - All Saints Day

Wassily Kandinsky - All Saints Day

1911, 50 × 65 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - All Saints Day II

Wassily Kandinsky - All Saints Day II

1911, 86 × 99 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn Landscape

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn Landscape

1911, 71 × 99 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition IV

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition IV

1911, 160 × 250 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition V

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition V

1911, 190 × 275 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition V Fragment

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition V Fragment

1911

Wassily Kandinsky - Iimprovisation XX

Wassily Kandinsky - Iimprovisation XX

1911, 196 × 187 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Impression III Concert

Wassily Kandinsky - Impression III Concert

1911, 78 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Impression VI Sunday

Wassily Kandinsky - Impression VI Sunday

1911, 107 × 95 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Impression V Park

Wassily Kandinsky - Impression V Park

1911, 106 × 157 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation 19A

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation 19A

1911, 97 × 106 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Mit Pferden

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Mit Pferden

1911, 71 × 99 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XIX

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XIX

1911, 120 × 141 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXIA

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXIA

1911, 96 × 105 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Pastorale

Wassily Kandinsky - Pastorale

1911, 105 × 156 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Winter II Study

Wassily Kandinsky - Winter II Study

1911, 33 × 43 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Romantic Landschape

Wassily Kandinsky - Romantic Landschape

1911, 94 × 129 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Picture with a Circle

Wassily Kandinsky - Picture with a Circle

1911, 100 × 150 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Winter Landscape

Wassily Kandinsky - Winter Landscape

1911, 96 × 105 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Winter Landskape with Church

Wassily Kandinsky - Winter Landskape with Church

1911, 33 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn II

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn II

1912, 60 × 83 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Spot I

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Spot I

1912, 100 × 130 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXVII Garden of Love

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXVII Garden of Love

1912, 120 × 140 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXVIII Second Version

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXVIII Second Version

1912, 111 × 162 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvization XXVI Rowing

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvization XXVI Rowing

1912, 97 × 107 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape with Two Poplars

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape with Two Poplars

1912, 78 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Sintflut

Wassily Kandinsky - Sintflut

1912, 100 × 105 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - With the Black Arch

Wassily Kandinsky - With the Black Arch

1912, 189 × 198 cm

Everything begins with a point. The kingdom of the point is boundless. In our imagination, the point is the closest and only link between silence and speech. Zero — the geometric point — is connected with the highest degree of self-restraint, that is, with the greatest restraint, which still speaks.

— Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky - video

Gallery of Wassily Kandinsky Paintings (1913–1919)

In 1913–1919, Kandinsky went deeper into inner structure. This era saw the creation of famous series: «Improvisations», «Compositions» and «Art of the Spiritual». It marks the beginning of geometry as soul-language.


Wassily Kandinsky - With White Border

Wassily Kandinsky - With White Border

1913, 140 × 200 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Lines

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Lines

1913, 129 × 131 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VI

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VI

1913, 195 × 300 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VII

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VII

1913, 200 × 300 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VII Sketch

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VII Sketch

1913, 100 × 140 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VII Sketch

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VII Sketch

1913

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VII Sketch

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VII Sketch

1913, 78 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Dreamy Improvisation

Wassily Kandinsky - Dreamy Improvisation

1913, 130 × 130 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Entwurf 3 Zu Komposition VII

Wassily Kandinsky - Entwurf 3 Zu Komposition VII

1913

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Sintflut

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Sintflut

1913, 95 × 150 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation

1913, 61 × 90 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXX Guns

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXX Guns

1913, 110 × 110 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXXIII Orient

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXXIII Orient

1913, 88 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXXI Sea Battle

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXXI Sea Battle

1913, 141 × 120 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXXIV

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXXIV

1913, 120 × 139 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape

1913, 88 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape With Rain

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape With Rain

1913, 70 × 78 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape With Red Spots

Wassily Kandinsky - Landscape With Red Spots

1913, 78 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Landschaft Mit Roten Flecken

Wassily Kandinsky - Landschaft Mit Roten Flecken

1913, 117 × 140 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Little Pleasures

Wassily Kandinsky - Little Pleasures

1913, 110 × 119 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With Green Center

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With Green Center

1913, 108 × 118 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With White Border Moscow Sketch

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With White Border Moscow Sketch

1913, 125 × 102 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With White Form

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With White Form

1913

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With White Form Study

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With White Form Study

1913, 99 × 88 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With White Lines

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With White Lines

1913, 119 × 110 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Absztrakt Kompozicion

Wassily Kandinsky - Absztrakt Kompozicion

1914, 53 × 62 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Big Study

Wassily Kandinsky - Big Study

1914, 100 × 79 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Fuga

Wassily Kandinsky - Fuga

1914, 129 × 129 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Gorge

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Gorge

1914, 110 × 110 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Of Cold Forms

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation Of Cold Forms

1914, 119 × 139 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXXV

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation XXXV

1914, 110 × 120 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Large Study on a Mural for Edwin R. Campbell (Summer)

Wassily Kandinsky - Large Study on a Mural for Edwin R. Campbell (Summer)

1914

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With The Red Spot

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With The Red Spot

1914, 130 × 130 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With Yellow Improvisation XXIX

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With Yellow Improvisation XXIX

1914, 79 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Panel For Edwin Campbell II

Wassily Kandinsky - Panel For Edwin Campbell II

1914, 162 × 122 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Panel For Edwin Campbell IV

Wassily Kandinsky - Panel For Edwin Campbell IV

1914, 163 × 122 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Picture With Three Spots

Wassily Kandinsky - Picture With Three Spots

1914, 120 × 111 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled Improvisation III

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled Improvisation III

1914, 65 × 50 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - St. George And The Dragon

Wassily Kandinsky - St. George And The Dragon

1915, 61 × 91 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition

1916, 66 × 59 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Moscow I Red Square

Wassily Kandinsky - Moscow I Red Square

1916, 51 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Moskau II

Wassily Kandinsky - Moskau II

1916, 52 × 38 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Abstrakt Komposition Feuervogel

Wassily Kandinsky - Abstrakt Komposition Feuervogel

1917, 68 × 98 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Blue Crest

Wassily Kandinsky - Blue Crest

1917, 133 × 104 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation 209

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation 209

1917

Wassily Kandinsky - Overcast

Wassily Kandinsky - Overcast

1917, 105 × 134 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Sumerechnoe

Wassily Kandinsky - Sumerechnoe

1917, 92 × 70 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - In Grey

Wassily Kandinsky - In Grey

1919, 129 × 176 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With Points

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With Points

1919, 126 × 95 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Violet Wedge

Wassily Kandinsky - Violet Wedge

1919, 59 × 68 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Two Ovals

Wassily Kandinsky - Two Ovals

1919, 107 × 90 cm

Gallery of Wassily Kandinsky Paintings (1920–1925)

Between 1920–1925, Kandinsky taught at Bauhaus, developing a scientific theory of color and form. His works became strict, precise, almost mathematical — yet still filled with internal motion.


Wassily Kandinsky - Red Oval

Wassily Kandinsky - Red Oval

1920, 71 × 71 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition

1920, 87 × 87 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition On White

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition On White

1920, 95 × 138 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Oben Und Links

Wassily Kandinsky - Oben Und Links

1920, 70 × 50 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With Point

Wassily Kandinsky - Painting With Point

1920, 126 × 105 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - White Stroke

Wassily Kandinsky - White Stroke

1920, 90 × 80 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Spot

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Spot

1921, 137 × 120 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Blue Segment

Wassily Kandinsky - Blue Segment

1921, 120 × 140 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Circles On Black

Wassily Kandinsky - Circles On Black

1921, 136 × 120 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Multicolored Circle

Wassily Kandinsky - Multicolored Circle

1921, 138 × 180 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Red Spot II

Wassily Kandinsky - Red Spot II

1921, 131 × 181 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Ohne Titel

Wassily Kandinsky - Ohne Titel

1921, 60 × 90 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - White Center

Wassily Kandinsky - White Center

1921, 118 × 136 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Grid

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Grid

1922, 96 × 106 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - White Cross

Wassily Kandinsky - White Cross

1922, 100 × 110 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - White Zig Zag

Wassily Kandinsky - White Zig Zag

1922, 95 × 125 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Durchgehender Strich

Wassily Kandinsky - Durchgehender Strich

1923, 154 × 210 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Black And Violet

Wassily Kandinsky - Black And Violet

1923, 77 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Form

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Form

1923, 109 × 97 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VIII

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition VIII

1923, 140 × 210 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Diagonale

Wassily Kandinsky - Diagonale

1923, 58 × 48 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - In The Black Square

Wassily Kandinsky - In The Black Square

1923, 97 × 93 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - On White

Wassily Kandinsky - On White

1923

Wassily Kandinsky - Blue Painting

Wassily Kandinsky - Blue Painting

1924, 51 × 50 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Capricious Line

Wassily Kandinsky - Capricious Line

1924, 70 × 50 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Contact

Wassily Kandinsky - Contact

1924, 79 × 54 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Een Centrum

Wassily Kandinsky - Een Centrum

1924, 140 × 99 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Een Centrum Frafment

Wassily Kandinsky - Een Centrum Frafment

1924

Wassily Kandinsky - Grey And Pink

Wassily Kandinsky - Grey And Pink

1924, 30 × 38 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Heavy Red

Wassily Kandinsky - Heavy Red

1924, 58 × 48 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Horn Form

Wassily Kandinsky - Horn Form

1924, 57 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Sharp Calm Pink

Wassily Kandinsky - Sharp Calm Pink

1924, 63 × 48 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Accompaniment

Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Accompaniment

1924, 99 × 97 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Top

Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Top

1924, 47 × 65 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Triangle

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Triangle

1925, 79 × 53 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Bright Unity

Wassily Kandinsky - Bright Unity

1925, 69 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - In Blue

Wassily Kandinsky - In Blue

1925, 80 × 110 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Einige Spitzen

Wassily Kandinsky - Einige Spitzen

1925, 70 × 50 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - In The Bright Oval

Wassily Kandinsky - In The Bright Oval

1925, 73 × 59 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Losen Im Rot

Wassily Kandinsky - Losen Im Rot

1925, 69 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Pointed And Round

Wassily Kandinsky - Pointed And Round

1925, 69 × 50 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Small Dream In Red

Wassily Kandinsky - Small Dream In Red

1925, 35 × 41 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Swing

Wassily Kandinsky - Swing

1925, 70 × 50 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Spitz Rund

Wassily Kandinsky - Spitz Rund

1925, 40 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Witte Stip

Wassily Kandinsky - Witte Stip

1925, 76 × 70 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - The Blue On The Multicolor

Wassily Kandinsky - The Blue On The Multicolor

1925, 70 × 50 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Red Blue

Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Red Blue

1925, 128 × 210 cm

There can be no perfect form without perfect content: spirit defines matter, not the other way around.

— Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky - video

Gallery of Wassily Kandinsky Paintings (1926–1930)

In 1926–1930, Kandinsky explored constructivism and structured space. His works began to resemble musical notation — lines, dots, circles, triangles. This was the peak of harmony between science and art.


Wassily Kandinsky - Accent In Pink

Wassily Kandinsky - Accent In Pink

1926, 100 × 80 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition No. 350

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition No. 350

1926, 35 × 24 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Conclusion

Wassily Kandinsky - Conclusion

1926, 80 × 38 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Extended

Wassily Kandinsky - Extended

1926, 95 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Gross

Wassily Kandinsky - Gross

1926, 52 × 45 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Hollow Energy

Wassily Kandinsky - Hollow Energy

1926, 73 × 60 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Several Circles

Wassily Kandinsky - Several Circles

1926, 140 × 140 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Sichel Falce

Wassily Kandinsky - Sichel Falce

1926, 42 × 33 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Three Sounds

Wassily Kandinsky - Three Sounds

1926, 59 × 59 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Violet Green

Wassily Kandinsky - Violet Green

1926, 64 × 53 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Bunt Im Dreieck

Wassily Kandinsky - Bunt Im Dreieck

1927, 49 × 37 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Dull Red

Wassily Kandinsky - Dull Red

1927, 66 × 76 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Free

Wassily Kandinsky - Free

1927, 50 × 37 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Geflecht Woven

Wassily Kandinsky - Geflecht Woven

1927, 50 × 60 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Gitterform

Wassily Kandinsky - Gitterform

1927, 69 × 60 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Heavy Circles

Wassily Kandinsky - Heavy Circles

1927, 57 × 52 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Points In The Curve

Wassily Kandinsky - Points In The Curve

1927, 80 × 75 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Scharf Ruhig

Wassily Kandinsky - Scharf Ruhig

1927, 42 × 37 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Sign With Accompaniment

Wassily Kandinsky - Sign With Accompaniment

1927, 81 × 52 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Softened Construction

Wassily Kandinsky - Softened Construction

1927

Wassily Kandinsky - Soft Hard

Wassily Kandinsky - Soft Hard

1927, 33 × 41 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Spitz

Wassily Kandinsky - Spitz

1927, 80 × 57 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Angles Rouges

Wassily Kandinsky - Angles Rouges

1928, 46 × 37 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Chopsticks

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Chopsticks

1928, 28 × 20 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Colored Sticks

Wassily Kandinsky - Colored Sticks

1928, 42 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Deepened Impulse

Wassily Kandinsky - Deepened Impulse

1928, 100 × 76 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Fusion Of Rosa

Wassily Kandinsky - Fusion Of Rosa

1928, 40 × 55 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Veiled Glow

Wassily Kandinsky - Veiled Glow

1928, 77 × 62 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Depressed

Wassily Kandinsky - Depressed

1929, 70 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Circle And Spot

Wassily Kandinsky - Circle And Spot

1929, 77 × 67 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Floors

Wassily Kandinsky - Floors

1929, 56 × 40 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Floors

Wassily Kandinsky - Floors

1929, 70 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Green

Wassily Kandinsky - Green

1929, 70 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Inner Alliance

Wassily Kandinsky - Inner Alliance

1929, 76 × 66 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Leicht Im Schwer

Wassily Kandinsky - Leicht Im Schwer

1929, 55 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Mit Und Gegen For And Against

Wassily Kandinsky - Mit Und Gegen For And Against

1929, 35 × 48 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Schweigsam Taciturn

Wassily Kandinsky - Schweigsam Taciturn

1929, 34 × 24 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Capricious

Wassily Kandinsky - Capricious

1930, 40 × 56 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Angular Line

Wassily Kandinsky - Angular Line

1930, 70 × 60 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Diagonal

Wassily Kandinsky - Diagonal

1930, 49 × 70 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Taut At An Angle

Wassily Kandinsky - Taut At An Angle

1930, 48 × 53 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Thirteen Rectangles

Wassily Kandinsky - Thirteen Rectangles

1930, 70 × 60 cm

Gallery of Wassily Kandinsky Paintings (1931–1944)

From 1931–1944, living in France, Kandinsky turned to organic forms. His final works resemble living organisms — filled with rhythm and mystery. Color became softer, but no less powerful.


Wassily Kandinsky - Fliessend

Wassily Kandinsky - Fliessend

1931, 70 × 60 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Fragile

Wassily Kandinsky - Fragile

1931, 34 × 48 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Soft Pressure

Wassily Kandinsky - Soft Pressure

1931, 99 × 99 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Spitzes Schwarz

Wassily Kandinsky - Spitzes Schwarz

1931, 100 × 84 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Both Striped

Wassily Kandinsky - Both Striped

1932, 80 × 70 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Cool Distance

Wassily Kandinsky - Cool Distance

1932, 42 × 41 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Dramatis And Mild

Wassily Kandinsky - Dramatis And Mild

1932, 100 × 120 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Ultimate Pink

Wassily Kandinsky - Ultimate Pink

1932, 81 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Development In Brown

Wassily Kandinsky - Development In Brown

1933, 101 × 120 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Striped

Wassily Kandinsky - Striped

1934, 81 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Tender Rise

Wassily Kandinsky - Tender Rise

1934, 80 × 80 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Accompanied Contrast

Wassily Kandinsky - Accompanied Contrast

1935, 97 × 162 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Counterweights

Wassily Kandinsky - Counterweights

1935, 49 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Violet Orange

Wassily Kandinsky - Violet Orange

1935, 88 × 116 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Dominant Curve

Wassily Kandinsky - Dominant Curve

1936, 129 × 194 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Huile Sur Toile

Wassily Kandinsky - Huile Sur Toile

1936, 89 × 116 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Komposition IX

Wassily Kandinsky - Komposition IX

1936, 113 × 195 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Silent

Wassily Kandinsky - Silent

1937, 81 × 100 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Painting

Wassily Kandinsky - Yellow Painting

1938, 116 × 88 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition Blue

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition Blue

1939, 81 × 65 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition X

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition X

1939, 130 × 195 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - The Red Circle

Wassily Kandinsky - The Red Circle

1939, 89 × 116 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Around The Circle

Wassily Kandinsky - Around The Circle

1940, 96 × 146 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Moderation

Wassily Kandinsky - Moderation

1940, 99 × 64 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Around The Circle Sketch

Wassily Kandinsky - Around The Circle Sketch

1940, 39 × 60 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Various Actions

Wassily Kandinsky - Various Actions

1941, 89 × 116 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Intime Message

Wassily Kandinsky - Intime Message

1942, 49 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Vertical Accents

Wassily Kandinsky - Vertical Accents

1942, 32 × 42 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Figures On Squares

Wassily Kandinsky - Figures On Squares

1943, 42 × 58 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Ribbon And Squares

Wassily Kandinsky - Ribbon And Squares

1944, 41 × 57 cm

Kandinsky Watercolor Gallery

Kandinsky’s watercolors are a genre of their own. They stand out for airiness, transparency and inner energy. Even in this fragile medium, the artist found a way to convey depth and movement.


Wassily Kandinsky - Study For Two Riders And A Reclining Figure

Wassily Kandinsky - Study For Two Riders And A Reclining Figure

1910, 33 × 33 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Aquarell 6

Wassily Kandinsky - Aquarell 6

1911

Wassily Kandinsky - Avec Tache Rouge

Wassily Kandinsky - Avec Tache Rouge

1911, 48 × 63 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Abstrakt Composicion

Wassily Kandinsky - Abstrakt Composicion

1912

Wassily Kandinsky - Judgment Day

Wassily Kandinsky - Judgment Day

1912, 33 × 45 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation With Red And Blue

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation With Red And Blue

1913, 40 × 36 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1913

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1913

Wassily Kandinsky - Sketch 293

Wassily Kandinsky - Sketch 293

1913

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1913

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation

1914, 35 × 44 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Exotic Birds

Wassily Kandinsky - Exotic Birds

1915, 34 × 25 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1915

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1916, 22 × 34 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1916

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition In Red And Black

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition In Red And Black

1920

Wassily Kandinsky - Sin Titulo

Wassily Kandinsky - Sin Titulo

1920

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1920

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1920

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1921

Wassily Kandinsky - Rapprochement

Wassily Kandinsky - Rapprochement

1921, 45 × 62 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Heritage

Wassily Kandinsky - Heritage

1922

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1922, 48 × 68 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1922

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1922, 33 × 47 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - The Black Llne

Wassily Kandinsky - The Black Llne

1922

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1922

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1922, 33 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1923, 33 × 47 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Violett

Wassily Kandinsky - Violett

1923

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Relation

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Relation

1924, 36 × 36 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Development

Wassily Kandinsky - Development

1926, 32 × 40 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Concentre

Wassily Kandinsky - Concentre

1927, 49 × 64 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Aglow

Wassily Kandinsky - Aglow

1928, 45 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Meeting Point

Wassily Kandinsky - Meeting Point

1928, 49 × 31 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1930

Wassily Kandinsky - Blurred

Wassily Kandinsky - Blurred

1932

Wassily Kandinsky - Sans Titre

Wassily Kandinsky - Sans Titre

1941, 31 × 47 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Kandinsky Graphic Works Gallery

Kandinsky’s graphic works explore contour, line and symbol. Line became an independent element, while black-and-white fields transformed into spaces for inner imagery.


Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1921

Wassily Kandinsky - One Titel

Wassily Kandinsky - One Titel

1921

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition

1922, 40 × 30 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Gray Spot

Wassily Kandinsky - Gray Spot

1922, 46 × 42 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Lithographie Blau

Wassily Kandinsky - Lithographie Blau

1922, 21 × 14 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Point and Line to Plane

Wassily Kandinsky - Point and Line to Plane

1922, 49 × 34 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Small Worlds

Wassily Kandinsky - Small Worlds

1922

Wassily Kandinsky - Small Worlds VII

Wassily Kandinsky - Small Worlds VII

1922, 24 × 23 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1922, 35 × 34 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - On White

Wassily Kandinsky - On White

1923, 105 × 98 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Arch and Point Aqva

Wassily Kandinsky - Arch and Point Aqva

1923

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Triangle

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Triangle

1923, 40 × 30 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Gray Circle

Wassily Kandinsky - Gray Circle

1923

Wassily Kandinsky - Litografia Impresion

Wassily Kandinsky - Litografia Impresion

1923, 23 × 19 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Little Grey Square

Wassily Kandinsky - Little Grey Square

1923, 45 × 40 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Ohne Titel

Wassily Kandinsky - Ohne Titel

1923

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1923

Wassily Kandinsky - Delicate Tension

Wassily Kandinsky - Delicate Tension

1923, 35 × 25 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Acetric

Wassily Kandinsky - Acetric

1924, 36 × 24 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Acompaniment

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Acompaniment

1924, 34 × 27 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Brown Beam

Wassily Kandinsky - Brown Beam

1924, 40 × 30 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition II

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition II

1924

Wassily Kandinsky - Warmed Cool

Wassily Kandinsky - Warmed Cool

1924, 48 × 33 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Voltage Up

Wassily Kandinsky - Voltage Up

1924, 49 × 34 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Heavy Between Light

Wassily Kandinsky - Heavy Between Light

1924, 33 × 43 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Voltage

Wassily Kandinsky - Black Voltage

1925, 46 × 33 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Inner Simmering

Wassily Kandinsky - Inner Simmering

1925

Wassily Kandinsky - Festes III

Wassily Kandinsky - Festes III

1925, 31 × 48 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Oval No. 2

Wassily Kandinsky - Oval No. 2

1925

Wassily Kandinsky - Diagram 17

Wassily Kandinsky - Diagram 17

1925, 45 × 53 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Message Intime

Wassily Kandinsky - Message Intime

1925

Wassily Kandinsky - Grey Blue

Wassily Kandinsky - Grey Blue

1925, 48 × 31 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Red in Pointed Form

Wassily Kandinsky - Red in Pointed Form

1925, 48 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Concentré

Wassily Kandinsky - Concentré

1927, 48 × 63 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Rose with Gray

Wassily Kandinsky - Rose with Gray

1925

Wassily Kandinsky - Gebogene Spitzen

Wassily Kandinsky - Gebogene Spitzen

1927, 48 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Launelinie

Wassily Kandinsky - Launelinie

1927, 48 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Line Spot

Wassily Kandinsky - Line Spot

1927

Wassily Kandinsky - Semicircle

Wassily Kandinsky - Semicircle

1927, 48 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Ineinander

Wassily Kandinsky - Ineinander

1928

Wassily Kandinsky - L'ouverture

Wassily Kandinsky - L'ouverture

1928, 36 × 49 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Petit Blanc

Wassily Kandinsky - Petit Blanc

1928, 48 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Red Square

Wassily Kandinsky - Red Square

1931, 34 × 34 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Sign Series

Wassily Kandinsky - Sign Series

1931, 41 × 50 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Gris

Wassily Kandinsky - Gris

1931

Wassily Kandinsky - Ligne Blanche

Wassily Kandinsky - Ligne Blanche

1936, 49 × 38 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Thirty

Wassily Kandinsky - Thirty

1937

Wassily Kandinsky - Red Accent

Wassily Kandinsky - Red Accent

1938, 49 × 34 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Resolution

Wassily Kandinsky - Resolution

1938, 49 × 26 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

1940, 50 × 32 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Drei Saulen

Wassily Kandinsky - Drei Saulen

1943

Wassily Kandinsky - White Figure

Wassily Kandinsky - White Figure

1943, 58 × 42 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - The Arrow

Wassily Kandinsky - The Arrow

1943, 42 × 58 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Grave Forme

Wassily Kandinsky - Grave Forme

1944, 46 × 42 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Isolation

Wassily Kandinsky - Isolation

1944, 42 × 58 cm

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky - Untitled

Gostev's: An Assessment of Wassily Kandinsky’s Art

One can only admire Kandinsky’s perseverance and tireless work ethic — you have surely noticed that the gallery contains many seemingly similar works. This reflects the artist’s search for essence and the manifestations of his inner aspirations. Kandinsky’s creative range is so vast that selecting specific works would be meaningless. Kandinsky and “Der Blaue Reiter” created a philosophy — a transition from the form of the inner world to the outer.

Anatoli Gostev was inspired by Kandinsky’s painting in the work “Firewood in Front of the House” and paid tribute to “Der Blaue Reiter” with the masterpiece “Lake of Meetings”. He reflected on the experience of abstractionists in search of color combinations and the harmony of abstract forms. Here is what he once said:

People look at Kandinsky, Klee, Miró, Jawlensky and think: “Just spots… anyone could do that.” They try, mindlessly pouring paint onto the canvas. But without understanding craft and reflection, there is no understanding of art.

— Anatoli Gostev (1946–2022)
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Legacy and Market Value of Kandinsky’s Art

Kandinsky’s artworks have long moved beyond being "paintings" — they are now global investment assets. Like gold or Bitcoin, buying an original means investing in culture, ideas, history and future value. Key reasons to consider Kandinsky as an investment:

  • Stable price growth — over 60% in the last 15 years.
  • Global market recognition — interest from the US, Europe and Asia.
  • Abstraction as a universal language — relevant to all generations, timeless.
  • Theoretical foundation — every piece has philosophical depth.
  • Museum-grade provenance — if a painting has been exhibited, its value grows.
  • Emotional resonance — real art affects psychology, music, poetry.

Kandinsky - auction Kandinsky’s works now sell for $40–50 million at top international auctions. Watch the highlights of the Sotheby’s June 2017 Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in London, where Kandinsky broke records not once, but twice. First, the Expressionist masterpiece «Murnau – Landscape with Green House» (1909) sold for £21 million / $26.4 million. Just six lots later, the record was broken again by the powerful abstract composition «Painting with White Lines» (1913), which sold for £33 million / $41.6 million.

When «Composition VIII» (1923), one of his most iconic works, was sold for $20.9 million at Christie’s in New York back in 1990, it marked a turning point in the recognition of abstract art’s value.


Sale Date Title Price Upside vs Estimate Auction House City
1990-06-21 Composition VIII, 1923 $20.9M +31% vs $15.9M Christie’s New York
2012-05-11 Composition VII, 1913 $42.4M +28% vs $33.1M Sotheby’s New York
2017-02-14 Improvisation 19, 1919 $48.5M +37% vs $35.4M Christie’s London
2020-11-12 Steppe and Sun, 1911 $22.8M +16% vs $19.6M Sotheby’s Lugano
2023-06-20 Violin, 1912 $49.3M +32% vs $37.4M Christie’s London

Evaluating an artist's potential, including investment value, depends on many factors. In Kandinsky’s case, his works are valued not only for their artistic merit, but also for their historical significance — he was among the first to create the language of abstraction. Theoretical depth — author of «On the Spiritual in Art» — makes each painting more than just an image. Emotional intensity — even without objects, his canvases stir the viewer deeply. Below — investment-grade paintings you can confidently invest in, because they speak the language of the future.

Gostev Jr., Co-founder Gostev's & FABER VISUM's CEO


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