Untitled

Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky

1924

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows a mix of bold colors and sharp shapes on a light background. There’s a big black circle in the top left, a deep red triangle near the center, and a bright yellow circle on the right. Thin lines, squares, and rectangles float around them in blue, purple, and gray. The colors don’t blend—they sit next to each other like puzzle pieces. Notice how the red triangle leans slightly, almost like it’s falling or shifting. Check out how the artist used watercolor, glazing to create these flat, bright areas.

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