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Abstract painting in various bright colors—yellow, blue, red, green, orange, pink—with lines indicating building-like structures as well as canons in the lower right corner.
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Germany / 1913

Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)

Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)

Look closely at Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons). Abstract painting in various bright colors—yellow, blue, red, green, orange, pink—with lines indicating building-like structures as well as canons in the lower right corner.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Give the image another moment. Which detail changes the way you see the whole? The Art Institute dates Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons) to 1913.

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A CLOSER LOOK

Vasily Kandinsky Born Moscow (formerly Russian Empire, now Russia), 1866; died Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1944 made this painting. The museum dates it 1913.

The original museum record has the full image, attribution, and catalog details. Return to the work after reading its record and see what you notice.

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Art Institute of ChicagoImprovisation No. 30 (Cannons)

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