Pointy black by Wassily Kandinsky, 1931 hamburg and Nu rivers

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Pointy black by Wassily Kandinsky, 1931 hamburg and Nu riversWassily Kandinskys Pointy black (1931) is a confident statement from the master of nonobjective painting at the height of his late, Bauhausera refinement. The Russianborn pioneer of abstraction uses color, line, and geometry not to picture the visible world, but to orchestrate a visual rhythmone that balances structure with movement and seeks a kind of spiritual resonance. Angular motifs and bold contrasts give the composition its taut, poised energy,