Composition VIII

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Composition VIII is a 1923 abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky, celebrated for its dynamic arrangement of geometric shapes and vibrant colors that exemplify his pioneering non-representational style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artworkType easel painting ⓘ
collection Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum collection ⓘ
colorCharacteristic vibrant colors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
creator Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ
creatorNationality French (later naturalized) ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
depicts arcs ⓘ
circles ⓘ
geometric shapes ⓘ
lines ⓘ
non-representational forms ⓘ
triangles ⓘ
describedBySource art historical literature ⓘ
exhibitedAt Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum permanent collection galleries ⓘ
follows Composition VII ⓘ
genre abstract art ⓘ
hasDimension height approximately 140 cm ⓘ
width approximately 201 cm ⓘ
hasReferenceNumber 69.1951 ⓘ
hasTitleInLanguage Composition VIII@en ⓘ
linked to: Composition VIII

Komposition VIII@de ⓘ
inception 1923 ⓘ
inspiredBy music ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
locatedInTheCountry United States of America ⓘ
location Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum ⓘ
materialUsed oil paint ⓘ
movement Abstract art ⓘ
Constructivism-influenced abstraction ⓘ
Expressionism ⓘ
movementContext Bauhaus period of Kandinsky ⓘ
partOfSeries Kandinsky’s Compositions ⓘ
significantFor development of geometric abstraction ⓘ
pioneering non-objective painting ⓘ
style geometric abstraction ⓘ
non-representational ⓘ
surface canvas ⓘ
usesVisualElement circular motifs ⓘ
contrasting colors ⓘ
diagonal lines ⓘ
dynamic composition ⓘ
overlapping forms ⓘ

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Wassily Kandinsky paintings → notableWork → Composition VIII ⓘ
Wassily Kandinsky → notableWork → Composition VIII ⓘ
Composition VIII → hasTitleInLanguage → Composition VIII@en ⓘ
linked to: Composition VIII
Composition IX → follows → Composition VIII ⓘ
Composition X → relatedWork → Composition VIII ⓘ
Compositions (series by Wassily Kandinsky) → hasPart → Composition VIII (painting) ⓘ
linked to: Composition VIII