Groupement
Artist
Wassily Kandinsky
(Ryssland, 1866 - 1944)
Alternate Title
- Gruppering
Date1937
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsBildmått: 147 × 88 cm
Ram: 149 × 91,5 cm
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LinePurchase 1967 (The Museum of Our Wishes)
Countries
On view
StockholmRoomGallery 01:5
Object NumberNM 6071
CollectionsThe Museum of Our Wishes
About the artworkGroupement (Grouping) is a seminal work in Wassily Kandinsky’s oeuvre that highlights his crucial role in the development of abstract art. Dark blue and spiky shapes dominate, but there are also vibrant reds and oranges and more rounded, organic forms. The composition evokes a sense of movement and energy, reflecting Kandinsky’s belief that colour and form could convey emotions and ideas independently of recognisable objects. Painting, he believed, was deeply connected to the spiritual. Likewise, art must rise above the endeavour to be merely representational and instead speak to the human soul, as music does. The aim was to evoke pure, authentic emotion through his innovative use of bold brushstrokes, geometric shapes and vibrant colours.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks På baksidan i svart "K No 644 1937" Selected exhibition history Wassily Kandinsky (1965) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Surrealism, samlingen (den 19 oktober 2024 - den 18 januari 2026) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Kandinsky : Moderna Museet, Stockholm 10 april - 23 maj 1965
Signatures, inscriptions and marks På baksidan i svart "K No 644 1937" Selected exhibition history Wassily Kandinsky (1965) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Surrealism, samlingen (den 19 oktober 2024 - den 18 januari 2026) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Kandinsky : Moderna Museet, Stockholm 10 april - 23 maj 1965