"Circles in a Circle" is a masterpiece by Wassily Kandinsky painted in 1923, a fundamental work of his period at the Bauhaus. It symbolises the culmination of his research into the form of the circle, which the artist considered the ultimate expression of cosmic harmony and spiritual perfection.
The composition is dominated by a large black circle that acts as a container, within which float twenty-six smaller circles of various sizes and hues. The vividly coloured circles (red, blue, yellow) are meticulously arranged to create a sense of a planetary system or a universe in balance.
The use of black as the main background accentuates the contrast with the radiant colours, giving the work a unique spatial depth and strong dynamism. The painting definitively abandons the expressionism of the early phases to embrace the geometric precision and the logical structure of the Bauhaus, while retaining the profound "inner necessity" that guided Kandinsky's abstract art.
Unique quality material
Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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