声音 版 20

Wassily Kandinsky

1913

声音 版 20 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913

This vibrant woodcut comes from Wassily Kandinsky's 1913 book *Klänge* (German for 'Sounds'), a groundbreaking project that paired his visual art with his own prose poems. Notice the bold, black outlines and flat blocks of purple and green—Kandinsky was actively pushing the boundaries of color and form here, moving away from realistic landscapes toward the pure abstraction he'd soon become famous for. The scene feels like a dreamy, moonlit fairytale, with a large, twisting tree dominating the composition, perfectly illustrating his belief that visual art should resonate emotionally just like music.

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Woodcut
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