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Small Worlds X

1922

Wassily Kandinsky

Associated Names

Wassily Kandinsky

Artist, Russian, 1866 - 1944

The image features a combination of lines and geometric shapes creating an abstract design. It includes various shapes resembling stars, arrows, and celestial bodies within a central nucleus surrounded by scatterings resembling constellations. Random specks and clusters are spread throughout, suggesting a starry cosmos. Some parts evoke the image of satellites or mechanical devices, adding to the dynamic movement of the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint
Credit Line

Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)
Accession Number

1971.9.10
Catalogue Raisonné

Roethel 1970, no. 173

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

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

Wikidata ID

Q65512297

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