Vasily KandinskyFrench, 1866–1944Centre Circles
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Centre Circles” now? Collection: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid. Unknown.
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- AS06815
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía — Wassily Kandinsky · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Vasily Kandinsky
The whole life1922–1933
Employed by: Bauhaus
1930s
The Nazis confiscate the “Compositions”
A Nazi raid on the Bauhaus led to the confiscation of Kandinsky's first three “Compositions”, all of which were destroyed in World War II. His work was also caught up in the campaign against “degenerate art”; his now-lost “Zweierlei Rot” (1916) was shown in the Degenerate Art exhibition.
1932
The Bauhaus leaves Dessau for Berlin
After a Nazi smear campaign the Bauhaus left Dessau for Berlin, where it remained until its dissolution in July 1933.
1933
Leaves Germany for Paris
When the Nazis, now in power, closed the Bauhaus, Kandinsky left Germany and settled in Paris.
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