Kandinsky’s Universe: Geometric Abstraction in the 20th Century
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Press images
Wassily Kandinsky
White Cross,
Oil on canvas
100,5 × 110,6 cm
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venedig (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York)
100,5 × 110,6 cm
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venedig (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York)
Wassily Kandinsky
Above and left, 1925
Oil on cardboard
70 × 50 cm
Private collection
70 × 50 cm
Private collection
László Moholy-Nagy
Composition Z VIII, 1924
Distemper on canvas
114 × 132 cm
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie
114 × 132 cm
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie
Piet Mondrian
Composition with Yellow and Blue, 1932
Oil on canvas
55 × 55 cm
Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Beyeler Collection; Acquired with the generous support of Hartmann P. and Cécile Koechlin-Tanner, Riehen
55 × 55 cm
Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Beyeler Collection; Acquired with the generous support of Hartmann P. and Cécile Koechlin-Tanner, Riehen
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Twelve Spaces with Planes, Angular Bands, and Laid with Circles, 1939
Oil and pencil on canvas
80.5 × 116 cm
Kunsthaus Zürich; Gift from Hans Arp, 1958
80.5 × 116 cm
Kunsthaus Zürich; Gift from Hans Arp, 1958
Victor Vasarely
Vegaviv II, 1955
Vinyl paint on wood panel
113.7 × 76.2 cm
Fondation Gandur pour l’Art, Genève
113.7 × 76.2 cm
Fondation Gandur pour l’Art, Genève
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
Miriam Schapiro
Jigsaw, 1969
Acrylic on canvas
203.2 × 183.2 cm
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kahn
203.2 × 183.2 cm
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kahn
Mary Webb
Fritton, 1971
Oil on canvas
152.5 × 152.5 cm
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich
152.5 × 152.5 cm
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
Frank Stella
Sacramento Mall Proposal #4, 1978
Acrylic on canvas
262.5 × 262.1 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Gift of the Collectors Committee
262.5 × 262.1 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Gift of the Collectors Committee
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025