Klänge Pl. 11 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 art nouveau Malacca Peninsula

Malacca Peninsula

a prominent Dutch publisher and cartographer known for detailed maps and atlases in the 18th century

Judith II (Salomè) belongs to the mature phase of his career

emblematic of the Hudson River School’s reverence for the American countryside

Klänge Pl. 11 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 art nouveau Malacca PeninsulaKlnge Pl. 11 (1913) by Wassily Kandinsky captures the moment when a new visual language was taking shape. In this vigorously abstract composition, the Russian born pioneer of modern art abandons the depiction of a recognizable scene and instead orchestrates bold fields of blue and red, counterpoised with black, white, and warm accents. Created during the same period as his influential writings on spirituality and abstraction, this work reflects