Small Worlds, III (Kleine Welten, III) / Wassily Kandinsky
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.62
- Title
- Small Worlds, III (Kleine Welten, III)
- Artist
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Artist Nationality
- Russian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1866 - 1944
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1922
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Germany (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Germany (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Expressionist
- Inscription
- Signed in pencil, l.r.: Kandinsky
- Signed and dated on plate:
- Dimensions
- 35.56 cm x 27.94 cm (14 in. x 11 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- chromolithograph
- Physical Description
- Positioned within a black background a vertically stationed white oval shape sits at center; within the oval are a series of abstracted forms and lines in primary colors all characteristic of Kandinsky's style.
- Subject Matter
- A purely abstract composition of shapes, lines, and primary colors
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- visual arts
- abstraction
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- lithographs
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- movement
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- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 955 x 1275
- File Size
- 134 KB
- Record
- 1948/1.62
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1948-sl-1.62/1948_1.62.jpg
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"Small Worlds, III (Kleine Welten, III); Wassily Kandinsky." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1948-sl-1.62/1948_1.62.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
