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One Sheet fine art vintage exhibition poster for a Wassily Kandinsky art show that took place in 1972 at both the Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). The poster features Kandinsky's painting Blue Mountain (Der Blaue Berg), which was created in 1908–09 and is part of the Guggenheim's collection.
Artwork Details
Artist: Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866–1944)
Title: Blue Mountain (Der Blaue Berg)
Date: 1908–09
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Style: Expressionism, moving towards abstraction
Symbolism: The painting heavily features the "horse-and-rider" motif, which for Kandinsky symbolized a crusade against conventional art and the potential for a spiritual, utopian future. The riders also allude to the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, representing destruction and subsequent redemption.
Exhibition Information
Exhibition Title: Kandinsky
Venues and Dates:
The Guggenheim: Summer 1972
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art: October 5 – November 19, 1972
Poster Details: The original exhibition poster shown in the image is an offset lithograph, printed in England, and designed by Malcolm Grear Designers. It is considered a collector's item. |
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