Vasily KandinskyFrench, 1866–1944White - Soft and Hard
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The Museum of Modern Art
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1033.1983
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- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, 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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