Oil on canvas, laid down on cardboard, Wassily Kandinsky, Tra Monaco e Mosca. Literature: Will Grohmann, Wassily Kandinsky, Leben und Werk. Cologne , p. Roethel and Jean Benjamin, Kandinsky. Kandinsky: Wege zur Abstraktion. Malerei , H. Fischer, S. Rainbird and B. Kaufmann eds. His work at the turn of the twentieth century focused chiefly on landscapes.
It also marked a resurgence of his interest in Russian folk art, combining its motifs and formal vocabulary with features of Art Nouveau and Symbolism. The present work belongs to a group of landscapes executed in the years to which reflect the influence of van Gogh and the Post-Impressionists. The short brushstrokes and bright dots and dabs of colour owe much to divisionism. See Will Grohmann, Wassily Kandinsky, Leben und Werk , Cologne , p.
The village of Planegg lies in the countryside west of Munich and in the early years of the twentieth century represented something of a popular outing for city residents.
It is strikingly devoid of detail such as figures and buildings, and depicts a farm track cutting through high meadows towards the edge of a forest. In the far distance mountain peaks appear to merge with banks of sunlit cloud. The palette is bright and the landscape is suffused with the glare of summer light. Paint is applied in staccato, near-rectangular touches and in some areas, with a palette knife. Thinking little of houses and trees, I applied coloured bands and spots to the canvas, making them sing out as loudly as I could.
See Hans K. Malerei , Basel , p. Die gesammelte Schriften , Bern , p. Comments are closed.
