Wassily Kandinsky (after) - The Arrow, 1943





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Wassily Kandinsky (after); Title: Der Pfeil; offset print on canvas paper; 48 x 60 cm; Deutschland origin; Kunstverlag publisher; Moderne Kunst period; Neu condition; high‑quality reproduction.
Description from the seller
- Rare art print by Wassily Kandinsky in the size of 48.0 x 60.0 cm titled The Arrow. The piece is a high-quality print on sturdy canvas paper and is in good condition.
- printed and published by Kunstverlag circa 1980-1990
directly obtained from the art publisher
since then professionally stored, protected from light in a graphic archive
Artist: Wassily Kandinsky
The Arrow
Type: Poster Art Print
Art: high-quality art print
Technique: Offset printing on canvas paper
Originality: Reproduction
Overall size: 48.0 x 60.0 cm
Condition: New
Publisher: Kunstverlag
Style: Expressionism
Era: Modern Art
Nationality: Russian Art
Information about shipping:
We roll prints onto solid cardboard cores, wrap them with corrugated cardboard, and ship them in sturdy boxes with tracking numbers.
About us:
We have been active in the art dealing industry for over 20 years and possess extensive experience in the professional handling and shipping of artworks.
No shipping to the Canary Islands possible
Kandinsky:
Wassily Kandinsky, one of the pioneers of abstract art, revolutionized painting with his unique combination of color, form, and inner expression. Inspired by music and spirituality, he viewed art as a means of conveying emotional and spiritual states. His works evolved from early, still figurative compositions to completely abstract paintings in which color and line exist free from representational references.
Kandinsky co-founded the Blue Rider artist group, along with Franz Marc, August Macke, and Gabriele Münter. This movement, influenced by the expressive color scheme of Fauvism and the Symbolist ideas of Paul Gauguin and Odilon Redon, sought a deeper, spiritual dimension in art. Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh, in particular, had a profound influence on Kandinsky's understanding of color and form.
His works show parallels to the Cubism of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, but with a stronger focus on dynamism and color. He shared with Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg an interest in the dissolution of representational painting, but while they worked strictly geometrically, Kandinsky emphasized organic, flowing compositions. His ideas on the effect of color and form influenced artists such as Robert and Sonia Delaunay, who developed their own style of abstract art with Orphism.
As a teacher at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau, Kandinsky collaborated with artists such as Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger, and László Moholy-Nagy. Bauhaus theories on the synthesis of art, design, and architecture influenced his work, as did the constructivist ideas of El Lissitzky, Naum Gabo, and Kazimir Malevich.
His influence extended far beyond his own generation. Abstract Expressionist artists such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Franz Kline adopted his ideas on the emotional power of color and rhythmic composition. Later artists such as Cy Twombly and Gerhard Richter also explored Kandinsky's theoretical considerations.
With his revolutionary vision of art as a pure form of inner expression, Wassily Kandinsky had a lasting impact on modern painting. His work remains a milestone on the path to abstraction and a key to understanding art as a universal, emotional language.
Seller's Story
- Rare art print by Wassily Kandinsky in the size of 48.0 x 60.0 cm titled The Arrow. The piece is a high-quality print on sturdy canvas paper and is in good condition.
- printed and published by Kunstverlag circa 1980-1990
directly obtained from the art publisher
since then professionally stored, protected from light in a graphic archive
Artist: Wassily Kandinsky
The Arrow
Type: Poster Art Print
Art: high-quality art print
Technique: Offset printing on canvas paper
Originality: Reproduction
Overall size: 48.0 x 60.0 cm
Condition: New
Publisher: Kunstverlag
Style: Expressionism
Era: Modern Art
Nationality: Russian Art
Information about shipping:
We roll prints onto solid cardboard cores, wrap them with corrugated cardboard, and ship them in sturdy boxes with tracking numbers.
About us:
We have been active in the art dealing industry for over 20 years and possess extensive experience in the professional handling and shipping of artworks.
No shipping to the Canary Islands possible
Kandinsky:
Wassily Kandinsky, one of the pioneers of abstract art, revolutionized painting with his unique combination of color, form, and inner expression. Inspired by music and spirituality, he viewed art as a means of conveying emotional and spiritual states. His works evolved from early, still figurative compositions to completely abstract paintings in which color and line exist free from representational references.
Kandinsky co-founded the Blue Rider artist group, along with Franz Marc, August Macke, and Gabriele Münter. This movement, influenced by the expressive color scheme of Fauvism and the Symbolist ideas of Paul Gauguin and Odilon Redon, sought a deeper, spiritual dimension in art. Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh, in particular, had a profound influence on Kandinsky's understanding of color and form.
His works show parallels to the Cubism of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, but with a stronger focus on dynamism and color. He shared with Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg an interest in the dissolution of representational painting, but while they worked strictly geometrically, Kandinsky emphasized organic, flowing compositions. His ideas on the effect of color and form influenced artists such as Robert and Sonia Delaunay, who developed their own style of abstract art with Orphism.
As a teacher at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau, Kandinsky collaborated with artists such as Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger, and László Moholy-Nagy. Bauhaus theories on the synthesis of art, design, and architecture influenced his work, as did the constructivist ideas of El Lissitzky, Naum Gabo, and Kazimir Malevich.
His influence extended far beyond his own generation. Abstract Expressionist artists such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Franz Kline adopted his ideas on the emotional power of color and rhythmic composition. Later artists such as Cy Twombly and Gerhard Richter also explored Kandinsky's theoretical considerations.
With his revolutionary vision of art as a pure form of inner expression, Wassily Kandinsky had a lasting impact on modern painting. His work remains a milestone on the path to abstraction and a key to understanding art as a universal, emotional language.

