Color Study with Rhombuses
1913
Wassily Kandinsky’s 1913 'Farbstudie mit Rauten' looks like a playful, colorful quilt, but it’s actually a serious scientific experiment in disguise. As a pioneer of abstract art, Kandinsky was obsessed with how colors interact with geometric shapes, leaving some diamonds blank to map out his vibrant watercolor washes of teal, magenta, and sunny yellow. You can still see the faint pencil grid beneath the paint, offering a rare peek into the meticulous planning behind his seemingly spontaneous bursts of color. It’s a perfect snapshot of a master artist treating the page like a laboratory for pure visual joy.
- Technique
- Watercolor and pencil
- Material
- Paper
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