Three Elements
1925 painting by Wassily Kandinsky
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Three Elements is a March 1925 abstract painting by the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky.
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| Three Elements | |
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| German: Drei Elemente, French: Trois éléments | |
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| Artist | Wassily Kandinsky |
| Year | 1925 |
| Catalogue | 295 |
| Medium | oil painting on cardboard |
| Movement | Abstract art |
| Subject | a red square, a yellow triangle and a blue circle among coulours and shapes |
| Dimensions | 68 cm × 48 cm (27 in × 19 in); also given as 69.5 × 49.5 cm (27.4 × 19.5 in)[1][2] |
| Location | Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain, Strasbourg |
| Accession | 2002 |
History
Kandinsky presented it to his nephew Alexandre Kojève, in whose family it remained after Kojève's death in 1968. The painting was bought in 2002 from Kojève's widow, Nina Ivanoff (also spelled Ivanov) and is now in the Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 55.002.3.1.[3][4]
