Painting with Green Center

Painting with Green Center

Wassily Kandinsky

1913

oil

From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago

About this work

The painting shows vibrantly colored shapes and lines intersecting and overlapping. It's a mix of colors and forms. The artist used bold colors to create a sense of energy, and this style was new for its time, as most paintings were more realistic. Check out the technique of impasto to learn more about how artists create textured effects like this.

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