Wassily Kandinsky
Murnau – Castle and Church
From $80
This painting is loose patches of red, yellow, green and black on pale ground, and a cheap copy yellows the ground. Our Wassily Kandinsky Improvisation 27 print was graded so the ground stays pale and the colours stay fresh.
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
20x16 inch, 30x24 inch, 40x32 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 bedroom or a large wall. The reds, yellows and greens look lively with white, charcoal and pale wood, and a white or black frame suits it.
About the painting
Improvisation 27 (Garden of Love II) by Wassily Kandinsky
Improvisations
Between 1910 and 1914 Wassily Kandinsky painted a series he called Improvisations: unconscious, spontaneous expressions, named like pieces of music.
Garden of Love
This one, from 1912, has a second title, Garden of Love. Patches of red, yellow and green and quick black lines float on a pale ground, with only hints of figures.
New York
It belonged to the photographer Alfred Stieglitz, champion of modern art in New York, and came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with his collection in 1949.
Read the story
Kandinsky named his paintings like music.
There were Impressions, Compositions, and Improvisations. The Improvisations, he said, were unconscious and spontaneous, like a musician playing whatever comes.
Wassily Kandinsky was a law lecturer in Moscow until, at thirty, he gave it all up to paint in Munich.
He painted Improvisations between 1910 and 1914, and this is number twenty-seven, from 1912. It has a second name too: Garden of Love.
Patches of red, yellow and green float on a pale ground, with quick black lines running through them. Here and there you might find hints of figures. Or you might not.
He believed colour could touch the soul directly, the way a chord does.
The painting crossed the Atlantic and belonged to Alfred Stieglitz, the New York photographer and gallery owner who championed modern art. In 1913 the famous Armory Show had made modern art the talk of the city.
With Stieglitz's collection, it came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1949.
Don't look for a subject. Just follow the colours, like a tune.
Improvisation 27, Garden of Love II. Wassily Kandinsky, 1912.
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.
