St. George III by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 haringey Al Corniche Street

Al Corniche Street

reflecting the quietude of a muted gray palette gently accented by soft touches of pink

A warm field led by yellow—tempered with beige and enlivened by notes of orange—anchors the picture

and a tool for education

St. George III by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 haringey Al Corniche StreetSt. George III (1911) by Wassily Kandinsky presents a pivotal moment in the birth of abstraction. Created as Kandinsky was helping to lead the avantgarde in Munich, this work reflects his conviction that color and form could communicate spiritual and emotional truths beyond literal depiction. The title evokes the legend of St. George, yet the knight, steed, and dragon dissolve into a charged field of color and gesturean image more sensed than seen.