Houses at Murnau
1909
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1909
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
You see a village of tall, pointy houses in bright colors. The roofs look like hats. A church spire pokes up in the background like a needle. This is one of Kandinsky’s first paintings to use bold, flat colors. He was moving away from realistic scenes toward something more emotional. The houses seem to lean inward, as if watching you. Check out his later work called Improvisation 28 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
