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Vasily KandinskyFrench, 1866–1944Improvisation 27 (Garden of Love II)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Room965New York, United States
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- Sep 26, 2026
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- Accession number
- 49.70.1
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Meanwhile, in the life of Vasily Kandinsky
The whole life1910
London: the Allied Artists' Exhibition
Kandinsky took part in Frank Rutter's Allied Artists' Exhibition at the Royal Albert Hall in London; the artist Spencer Frederick Gore singled out his work for praise in a review in The Art News.
1910–1911
The treatise “Concerning the Spiritual in Art”
The treatise defended and promoted abstract art and affirmed that all forms of art are equally capable of reaching spirituality; colour in a painting can be autonomous, apart from the depiction of an object. Kandinsky distinguished three kinds of painting: impressions, improvisations and compositions.
1910–1912
The Izdebsky Salons and the Knave of Diamonds
With the Neue Künstlervereinigung Kandinsky took part in two international Izdebsky Salons in Russian cities, from December 1910 to May 1911; in 1910 and 1912 he also exhibited with the Knave of Diamonds.
1911
The birth of the Blue Rider
After the earlier association dissolved Kandinsky formed the Blue Rider with August Macke, Franz Marc, Albert Bloch and Gabriele Münter. The group issued an almanac and held two exhibitions; the war ended further plans.
1911
His first solo exhibition
His first solo exhibition took place in the same years, when the Blue Rider was being born.
1914
The war: back to Russia via Switzerland and Sweden
The outbreak of World War I ended the Blue Rider's plans for further almanacs and exhibitions and sent Kandinsky back to Russia via Switzerland and Sweden; he returned to Moscow in 1914.
