St. George III by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 haringey New Jersey

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St. George III by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 haringey New JerseySt. 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.