A mountain
- Artist
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Date
- 1909 ; Munich \/ Monaco , Germany
- Style
- Expressionism
- Genre
- Landscape
- Location
- Lenbachhaus
'A Mountain' by Wassily Kandinsky, a seminal artist in the development of abstract western art, is a palpable blend of Expressionism and abstraction. Conceived in vigorous oil strokes on a sturdy canvas, the painting punctuates Kandinsky's theoretical contributions to art. The work, though depicting a landscape, deviates from traditional portrayals, lending it an ethereal quality. This painting offers a microcosm of Kandinsky's vision - expressive, innovative, and transcending preconceived modes of perception.
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