Small Worlds X
- Artist
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Date
- 1922 ; Germany
- Style
- Abstract art
- Genre
- Abstract
- Location
- Lenbachhaus
'Small Worlds X' is a stirring masterpiece by the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, known as the pioneer of abstract art. Working with the medium of drypoint on paper, Kandinsky delves into the realm of the abstract, invoking intangible feelings and emotions through the use of strong lines, colors, and shapes. This piece, representing the abstract art movements of Der Blaue Reiter and Expressionism, showcases Kandinsky's brilliant grasp of the correlation between color and form, and his conviction in the power of art to stir the human soul.
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