Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) - Jüngster Tag / Judgement Day (..)

Wassily Kandinsky ( 1866 - 1942) : Jüngster Tag / Judgment Day, 1912 (..) Beautiful woodcut, printed from the original block, framed in a black acid-free passe-partout and a white frame Signed bottom left with monogram. Made in 1912 for the "Klänge" Series. Frame 30 x 40 cm. Image 16.4 x 21.2 cm. Roethel number 146 Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian-French painter and graphic artist In 1909 he founded with his friend Alexej von Jawlensky the Neue Künstlervereinigung München. After a year he left the group, and in 1911 together with Franz Marc he founded the artists’ association Der Blaue Reiter. In 1921 he moved again to Germany, where he began teaching design at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau. At the Bauhaus he worked closely with artists such as Paul Klee, El Lissitzky, Johannes Itten and Laszló Moholy-Nagy. Twelve years later he moved to Paris. With his contributions to art theory and his artworks, Kandinsky laid an important foundation for the further development of abstract art. Born: 16 December 1866, Moscow, Russia Died: 13 December 1944, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France Published in Homage to Wassily Kandinsky 1976 English edition, Eberling Publishing, London. Included: 2 articles about his woodcuts for "Klänge". . Will be well protected and sent by registered mail.

Estimate:$167.89

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