“Composition IX” (1936) is one of Wassily Kandinsky's most complex and mature works, in which the artist deepens his spiritual research through biomorphic forms, bold colours and a free spatial organisation. The painting is characterised by floating figures, sinuous lines and abstract symbols that seem to move in an immaterial environment. The forms are no longer geometric and rigorous as in the works of the Bauhaus period, but take on an organic character, evoking cells, marine organisms or cosmic entities. The intense, contrasting colours create a visual rhythm that guides the eye along a circular and dynamic path.
Kandinsky aimed to evoke inner sensations rather than represent real objects: each element thus takes on a symbolic and musical value, like a note within a symphonic composition. “Composition IX” invites the viewer to a contemplative experience in which space and form become instruments of emotional and spiritual communication.
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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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