Composition III

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Composition III is an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that exemplifies his pioneering exploration of non-representational art through dynamic color and form.

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Composition III canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artForm easel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance pioneering work of abstract art ⓘ
artist Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ
artTheoryContext The Spiritual in Art (Kandinsky’s ideas) ⓘ
associatedWithGroup Der Blaue Reiter ⓘ
chronologyWithinOeuvre early abstract period of Kandinsky ⓘ
colorCharacteristic strong contrasts ⓘ
vivid palette ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
creator Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ
creatorAssociatedMovement Der Blaue Reiter ⓘ
creatorBirthName Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ
creatorGender male ⓘ
creatorNationality Russian ⓘ
culturalContext pre-World War I European avant-garde ⓘ
depicts dynamic color fields ⓘ
geometric and organic shapes ⓘ
non-figurative forms ⓘ
followedBy Composition IV ⓘ
follows Composition II ⓘ
formCharacteristic dynamic composition ⓘ
overlapping shapes ⓘ
genre non-representational art ⓘ
inception 1911 ⓘ
influencedBy music-inspired abstraction ⓘ
spiritual in art theories ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
mainSubject abstraction ⓘ
medium oil on canvas ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ
movement Abstract art ⓘ
Expressionism ⓘ
movementContext early 20th-century modernism ⓘ
notableFor dynamic use of color and form ⓘ
early exploration of non-representational art ⓘ
partOf Compositions (series by Wassily Kandinsky) ⓘ
period modern art ⓘ
series Compositions (series by Wassily Kandinsky) ⓘ
style abstract ⓘ
non-objective ⓘ
title Composition III ⓘ
visualCharacteristic lack of central figurative subject ⓘ
rhythmic arrangement of forms ⓘ
suggestion of musical structure ⓘ

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Wassily Kandinsky paintings → notableWork → Composition III ⓘ
Composition III → title → Composition III ⓘ