Musée National d'Art Moderne (after) Wassily Kandinsky, 1957

Artist: Wassily Kandinsky

Medium: Lithographic Poster, 1957

Dimensions: 28.50 x 20 in / 72.4 x 50.8 cm

Classic Poster Paper - Good Condition A

Geometrical shapes take take center stage in front of a soft green background for this lithographic poster that was printed for the Musée National D'Art Moderne in Paris, 1957. This image was used to promote an exhibition of 44 works on loan from the Guggenheim Museum in New York to its French counterpart.

Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian painter and art theorist is often considered to be a pioneer to world of abstract art. Studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, his color-obsessed palettes reflect his love for the psychology and emotion of colors. His early work resembles fauvism, before transitioning to the abstract colors and shapes his work is widely known for today.