Entwurf zu Komposition VII by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) Andes mountain range prominently depicted

Andes mountain range prominently depicted and labeled

this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty boasts rolling hills

and the world’s edges brim with motion—aircraft aloft

while tender gradations enhance depth without breaking the print’s elegant flatness

Northern Italy:

Entwurf zu Komposition VII by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) Andes mountain range prominently depictedWassily Kandinskys Entwurf zu Komposition VII (1913) is a spirited preparatory design for one of the landmark achievements of early abstract art. Created on the eve of the First World War, this study captures Kandinskys decisive move away from recognizable subject matter toward a wholly non objective language of color, line, and rhythmic form. In place of a literal scene, the artist orchestrates a visual equivalent of musicsweeping gestures,