Wassily Kandinsky
Murnau – Castle and Church
From $80
This painting is fine black lines and bright circles on a pale ground, and a soft copy blurs the lines together. Our Kandinsky Composition VIII print was graded so every line stays sharp, the circles keep their colour and the ground stays light.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
18x12 inch, 24x16 inch, 30x20 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its wide shape suits a living room, a study or a creative space. The black lines and bright circles look crisp with white, grey and pale wood, and a black or white frame suits it.
About the painting
Composition VIII by Wassily Kandinsky
From Moscow to the Bauhaus
During the war Wassily Kandinsky returned to Moscow and watched Russian artists like Malevich turn to pure geometry. He took up their clear shapes but kept his belief that shapes carry feeling, and in 1921 he left for Germany. In 1922 he began teaching at the Bauhaus.
The circle
In July 1923 he painted this: circles, triangles, checkerboards and fine lines, by turns lively and calm, loud and quiet. The circles would grow ever more important to him. The circle, he wrote, is the synthesis of the greatest oppositions.
At the Guggenheim
It is one of only ten Compositions, his most carefully worked paintings. It belongs to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Read the story
Wassily Kandinsky called the circle the synthesis of the greatest oppositions.
When the First World War broke out, Kandinsky left Munich and went home to Moscow.
There he watched young Russian artists, Malevich, Rodchenko, Popova, turn to pure geometry, trying to build a universal language of shapes.
Kandinsky borrowed their clear forms, but he never stopped believing that shapes carry feelings. That set him apart, and in 1921 he left for Germany.
In 1922 he began teaching at the Bauhaus, where he studied how colours and shapes affect us.
In July 1923 he painted this: circles, triangles, checkerboards, fine black lines, all in balance.
By turns, the picture is lively and calm, loud and quiet.
The circles would grow more and more important to him in the years that followed.
It's one of only ten Compositions, his most carefully worked paintings. Today it belongs to the Guggenheim Museum, in New York.
Find the big dark circle, and follow the lines out from it.
Composition VIII. Wassily Kandinsky, 1923.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
