Small Worlds VI

1922

Wassily Kandinsky

Associated Names
Wassily Kandinsky

Artist, Russian, 1866 - 1944

The image features intersecting lines and geometric shapes such as circles, triangles, and rectangles, forming an abstract artwork. Two diagonal lines cross each other, dividing the space into contrasting areas filled with smaller shapes and textures. In the center, a large circle with textured shading resembles a celestial body. Some shapes and patterns evoke the appearance of sails, waves, or sea creatures, like fish, adding movement and depth to the piece. These objects interspersed within the abstract patterns create an interplay between order and chaos.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)

  • Dimensions

    block: 27.3 × 23.3 cm (10 3/4 × 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.9 × 31.4 cm (14 1/8 × 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.9.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Roethel 1970, no. 169

  • Series Title

    Small Worlds (Kleine Welten) [Roethel 1970 164-175]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Roethel, Hans Konrad. Kandinsky; das graphische Werk. Schauberg: Verlag M. Du Mont, 1970.

Wikidata ID

Q65512293

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