Composition VII
Wassily Kandinsky · 1913
The story
Composition VII is a 1913 abstract oil painting by Russian-born painter Wassily Kandinsky. It is in the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery, in Moscow. Art historians have concluded that the work is a combination of the themes of Resurrection, Judgment Day, the Flood and the Garden of Eden.
- Artist
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Date
- 1913
- Collection
- Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
- Movement
- Expressionism, abstract art
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 200 × 300 cm
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