Small Worlds VII, from Small Worlds (Kleine Welten)

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Small Worlds VII, from Small Worlds (Kleine Welten)

Artist Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866-1944)

Publisher Propyläen Verlag, [Berlin]

Date1922

DimensionsPlate: 10 11/16 x 9 1/8 in.

MediumLithograph in color

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineFrederick B. and Kate L. Shoemaker Fund

Object number

1950.62

Not on View

Label TextSmall Worlds VII is from a portfolio of 12 abstract compositions, each employing a specific printmaking technique. As Kandinsky explained in the portfolio’s introduction, he used drypoint to represent passion and haste, etching to show precision, woodcut to show the interplay of background and foreground, and lithography—as in this print—to resemble painting. Kandinsky placed each shape, line, and color to interact among themselves, generating tension, emotion, and meaning through these abstract means. He added color, shading, and texture to bring the shapes to the surface or to push them to the background. Each print represents an autonomous microcosm, a reflection of Kandinsky’s view of the cosmos.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, European Expressionist and Cubist Works on Paper: 1900-1930, December 2, 2011-March 11, 2012 (University of Toledo Student Exhibition).

Toledo Museum of Art, The Bauhaus Experiment: Art & Design from the Toledo Museum of Art, August 25, 2020-February 7, 2021.