Composition VI

1913 · Painting · 195 × 300 cm

Peut-on la contempler ?

Nous l’ignorons : le musée garde le silence

Saint-Pétersbourg, Russie

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About the painting

Composition VI est un tableau réalisé par le peintre d'origine russe Vassily Kandinsky en 1913. Cette huile sur toile de format horizontal est une abstraction colorée. L'œuvre fait partie depuis 1948 des collections du musée de l'Ermitage, à Saint-Pétersbourg.

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Numéro d’inventaire: ГЭ-9662

Au catalogue

Allemagne

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Musée de l'Ermitage: the museum's own open data · obtenue il y a 3 jours
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Pendant ce temps, chez Vasily Kandinsky

La vie entière

1910–1911
The treatise “Concerning the Spiritual in Art”
The treatise defended and promoted abstract art and affirmed that all forms of art are equally capable of reaching spirituality; colour in a painting can be autonomous, apart from the depiction of an object. Kandinsky distinguished three kinds of painting: impressions, improvisations and compositions.
1910–1912
The Izdebsky Salons and the Knave of Diamonds
With the Neue Künstlervereinigung Kandinsky took part in two international Izdebsky Salons in Russian cities, from December 1910 to May 1911; in 1910 and 1912 he also exhibited with the Knave of Diamonds.
1911
The birth of the Blue Rider
After the earlier association dissolved Kandinsky formed the Blue Rider with August Macke, Franz Marc, Albert Bloch and Gabriele Münter. The group issued an almanac and held two exhibitions; the war ended further plans.
1911
His first solo exhibition
His first solo exhibition took place in the same years, when the Blue Rider was being born.
1911
Divorce from his first wife
Kandinsky was divorced from Anna Chemyakina; his relationship with Münter was nevertheless never formalized.
1914
The war: back to Russia via Switzerland and Sweden
The outbreak of World War I ended the Blue Rider's plans for further almanacs and exhibitions and sent Kandinsky back to Russia via Switzerland and Sweden; he returned to Moscow in 1914.