Old town II (1902)  by Wassily Kandinsky

Old town II

1902

Oil on canvas

20.5 × 30.9" (52.0 × 78.5 cm)

Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou

The painting was created under his impressions after a trip to Rothenburg, a medieval museum city in North Bavaria (230 km from Munich), on a high bank of the Tauber River. Kandinsky first went to Rothenburg in 1901, and in 1903 he came to visit together with Gabriele Munter. In The Steps, his autobiographical novel, Kandinsky mentions that there was only one picture left from this trip. It was painted already upon his return to Munich. According to old photographs, there were two versions of this picture, yet the location of the former is now unknown.

More from 1902

All artworks by year

1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944

7 comments

24 June 2018
diego: pueden poner los precios de las pinturas de kandinsky
01 March 2017
Natalie from USA: I think that the painting could be better but the art style and 3-D dynamics make it a whole lot better.
21 February 2017
Marijane from Spring, Texas, U.S.A.: All of these paintings are super beautiful by Kandinsky. He had a style like none other, but many try to copy him. He gave beauty to the world.
14 March 2016
Noel from London: Abstract art is intricate and requires a lot of skill to pull off. You need a good understanding of colour, mark-making and composition. So yes, it is art.
14 March 2016
SDWUID from London: Is abstract art even art?
24 March 2015
Erik from Portsmouth: this painting is alright
06 April 2012
Bob from Portsmouth: this painting is very good

Your comment

Name


Email (optional):


Message


Code