Black accompaniment Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944)

Description of the painting "Black Accompaniment" by Wassily Kandinsky

Vasily Vasilievich Kandinsky was a Russian painter and the founder of abstractionism. He discovered his talent for drawing only at the age of 30, after being introduced to Monet’s work Haystacks. Until then, Vasily, having received a law degree, becomes a teacher. A little later the University of Derpt invites him to work as an assistant professor, but Kandinsky refuses.

The future artist changed his place of residence several times, choosing between Russia, Germany and France. Eventually Kandinsky received French citizenship and brought his wife with him.

As an artist Vasily Vasilievich visited many exhibitions around the world, teaching painting lessons and improving their skills under the guidance of the best masters of their time. Subsequently, Kandinsky developed an innovative concept of the rhythmic use of color in painting. In his work, he identified the main line for the creation of abstract works, which had wide popularity among the public.

The painting Black Accompaniment was painted in 1924. It features various kinds of geometric figures "superimposed" on each other. The work is filled with an unusual combination of bright and catchy colors on a black blurred background.

The artist liked to play with the viewer’s imagination, selecting the most different forms of images and colors. In this way he introduced the public to his unusual vision of the environment, which became a real sensation among aesthetic critics who managed to find some sense in his works.

Kandinsky operates on the combination of the incompatible. In his canvases, one can see an abundance of sharp shapes and pretentious colors. The specific work of the artist did not become one of the popular paintings, but it found its audience in a series of canvases devoted to the aesthetics of geometry.