Artwork
Painting with Green Center
Painting with Green Center is an oil painting by the Abstract Expressionist artist Wassily Kandinsky. It dates from 1913 and is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
About this work
Overview
“Painting with Green Center” is an oil on canvas work that presents a composition of vivid geometric shapes and intersecting lines. The forms overlap, generating a dynamic visual field where color and line dominate the surface.
Subject & Meaning
The artwork does not depict recognizable objects; instead it explores the interaction of color and line as autonomous elements. The overlapping forms suggest movement and tension, inviting viewers to consider the relationships between shape, hue, and spatial arrangement.
Technique & Style
Executed in oil, the piece employs a bold palette and a relatively flat application of paint, emphasizing chromatic intensity over illusionistic depth. While the description mentions impasto, the visible texture is minimal, focusing instead on crisp edges and the juxtaposition of saturated tones, a departure from the more representational approaches prevalent at the time.
History & Provenance
No specific details about the painting’s creation date, exhibition history, or ownership are provided. The work is identified simply as an oil on canvas, with no recorded provenance beyond its current title.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (16 December 1866 – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist active in Germany during the late Belle Époque and Interwar eras.
