Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)
ArtistVasily Kandinsky
Year1911-1913
MediumOil on Canvas
MovementAbstract Impressionism
Dimensions111 cm × 111.3 cm (44 in × 43.8 in)
LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons) is an oil painting executed between 1911 and 1913 by the abstract painter Vasily Kandinsky. The work was donated by the Chicago lawyer Arthur Jerome Eddy to the Art Institute of Chicago, in whose permanent collection it still remains.[1][2][3]

Interpretation

The artwork, which was painted in Germany in the years leading up to World War I, depicts a world on the verge of war and calamity. The cannons of the title can be readily discerned, as well as buildings and a small group of people (at left).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  2. ^ "Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons) | The Art Institute of Chicago". archive.artic.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  3. ^ kmagerkurth (2016-08-24). "Vassily Kandinsky: Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 2019-06-25.

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Wassily Kandinsky
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