Lustiges Gelb (Cheerful Yellow) (1929)
Wassily Kandinsky1929 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1944)
Specifications
- Year
- 1929
- Nationality / school
- Russian
- Lifespan
- 1866–1944
About the artwork
Dated 1929, "Lustiges Gelb (Cheerful Yellow)" is an artwork by Wassily Kandinsky. Abstract in brief: Movements of later decades, including Abstract Expressionism and geometric abstraction, carried non-representational ideas into new scales and materials. Abstract art moves away from depicting recognisable objects and relies on colour, line, shape, and surface instead. Context for 1929: Dada and Surrealism followed the First World War, the Bauhaus school was founded in 1919, and Art Deco became the fashionable decorative style of the 1920s and 1930s. The first decades of the twentieth century were a period of rapid experiment, with Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and the first abstract painting appearing within a few years of each other. It is listed in the Abstract collection. The image is in portrait orientation.
"Lustiges Gelb (Cheerful Yellow)" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Abstract compositions work through rhythm, colour, and form, which makes them especially effective in modern interiors and in spaces that need a strong visual accent without a literal narrative. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Russian, 1866–1944
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