Graceful Ascent by Wassily Kandinsky Bauhaus Natural light and muted colour

Natural light and muted colour are used with characteristic restraint

the intricate detail of every feather

The result is a portrait of presence rather than performance

developed for the Grand Larousse encyclopaedia

A fine art print built for impact

Graceful Ascent by Wassily Kandinsky Bauhaus Natural light and muted colourForms rise through the picture plane in an upward current of color and geometry Kandinsky composes Graceful Ascent as a visual score, each shape a note, each color relationship an interval. Angular lines intersect with softened arcs, while the palette moves from grounded earth tones toward lighter, more ethereal hues at the top of the composition. The effect is one of genuine upward movement, achieved without any literal depiction. It is abstract