Grosse Studie

Wassily Kandinsky (in 1914)

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Tutu HU asked

Could you possibly provide me with the provenance?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hello Tutu Hu, Thank you for your question. This painting has entered the collection in 1964. It had been part of the collection of the Solomon Guggenheim Museum in New York and was auctioned at Sotheby's together with ten other works by Kandinsky which were also acquired. This painting was originally owned by (the widow of) Herwarth Walden. I hope this information helps you. Kind regards, Els
Conor Quirke asked

What are the dimensions of this painting and what medium is it (Oil on Canvas? etc)
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear Conor, This painting is in oil on canvas indeed, and the dimensions are: height 101 cm and width 79,3 cm. You can find the dimensions on the website by scrolling down and then click on 'show more details'. All best, Els

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Kandinsky's work changed radically between 1910 and 1914. He moved from narrative scenes to a completely free and abstract visual language. This 'large study' is a highpoint in this development. It is a light hearted explosion of colours, lines and forms with no clearly recognisable subject.
This expressiveness is typical of Kandinsky's early abstract works. In later years he worked with more geometric forms.

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Title	Grosse Studie
Material and technique	Oil on canvas
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 101 cm Width 79,3 cm Thickness 2 cm
Artists	Artist: Wassily Kandinsky
Accession number	2677 (MK)
Credits	Purchased 1964
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	1964
Creation date	in 1914
External exhibitions	Schönberg & Kandinsky. Tegendraads in kunst en muziek (2013) Mies van der Rohe. The MoMA Collages (2017) London 1938: Defending 'Degenerate' German Art (2018) Mies van der Rohe (2016) Boijmans bij de Buren - Branding Rotterdam (2019) Hilma af Klint and Wassily Kandinsky. Dreams of the Future (2024)
Material	Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Canvas > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	Russia > Eastern Europe > Europe

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Wassily Kandinsky

Moskou 1866 - Neuilly-sur-Seine 1944

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