Crossing

Crossing by Wassily Kandinsky
Artist
Wassily Kandinsky
Date
1928 ; Alten \/ Dessau-alten , Germany
Style
Abstract art
Genre
Abstract
Location
Georges Pompidou Center
'Crossing' is a captivating example of Abstract art, painted by the revered Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky in 1923. The piece, created with oil on canvas, encapsulates Kandinsky's innovative teaching approaches he practiced while at the Bauhaus in Weimar. Originally displayed in the dining room of Kandinsky's apartment at Bauhaus Dessau, 'Crossing' has been housed in the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris since 1976, gifted by Nina Kandinsky. Though not explicitly featuring Watercolor or Indian ink, the painting's abstract composition nonetheless embodies the expressive potential of these and other mediums on Paper.

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