Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) (after) - "Composition IX, 1936"

- Wassily Kandinsky (after), giclée print on heavyweight smooth matte paper (approx. 300gsm, refers to paper thickness/density).

- Signed in the plate.

- Stamp on verso.

- Size: 38,5 x 69,5cm.

- Condition: excellent. Never framed, never exposed.

- Wassily Kandinsky’s Composition IX (1936) is a radiant example of the artist’s late abstract language, where geometry, colour and imagination come together in a composition of extraordinary visual freedom. Created during his Paris period, the work moves away from strict Bauhaus structure toward a more playful, organic and dreamlike abstraction. Bright diagonal bands of yellow, blue, red, orange and green create a luminous background, while floating forms, biomorphic shapes, delicate lines and decorative symbols suggest movement, music and inner rhythm.

The work reflects Kandinsky’s lifelong belief that colour and form could express emotion without the need for traditional representation. In Composition IX, abstraction becomes almost theatrical: a world of signs, curves, circles and invented organisms that seems to connect painting with music, design, spirituality and modern visual culture. Its refined balance between order and fantasy places it in dialogue with Paul Klee, Joan Miró, Mondrian, Malevich, Delaunay, Matisse and the wider European avant-garde, while its vivid graphic presence also anticipates later connections with Pop Art and contemporary artists such as Andy Warhol, Basquiat, Keith Haring, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and David Hockney.

Today, Composition IX remains a powerful image for modern interiors, creative studios, design-led apartments and colourful contemporary spaces. Its energetic palette and modular visual rhythm work beautifully within mid-century, Bauhaus-inspired, vintage and eclectic décor, while its playful arrangement of forms has a natural affinity with design culture, from abstract pattern to Lego like construction and current interior trends. Sophisticated, joyful and unmistakably Kandinsky, this work is ideal for anyone drawn to abstract art, modernism, colour theory and the timeless decorative power of twentieth-century painting.