Murnau – Castle and Church by Wassily Kandinsky, 1909 Size:37x50in (94x127cm) the buildings within are omitted

the buildings within are omitted

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Murnau – Castle and Church by Wassily Kandinsky, 1909 Size:37x50in (94x127cm) the buildings within are omittedMurnau Castle and Church (1909) by Wassily Kandinsky captures the Bavarian town of Murnau at the threshold of modern abstraction. Painted just before Kandinsky helped shape the Expressionist movement and, soon after, the Blue Rider circle, the work preserves recognizable architecturethe hilltop castle and steep roofed churchwhile translating the scene into rhythmic blocks of color, tilted planes, and charged contrasts. The result is less a literal