Vasily Kandinsky: Improvisation No. 30, Art Print

Kandinsky didn't intend to paint cannons. They appeared — lower right, unmistakable — in this 1913 oil on canvas, made as Europe slid toward war. In a letter to Arthur Jerome Eddy, a Chicago collector who purchased the work directly from Kandinsky, he wrote: "The cannons . . . could probably be explained by the constant war talk going on through the year [but] the true contents are what the spectator experiences while under the effect of the forms and color combinations of the picture."

Between 1910 and 1914, Kandinsky produced a series of "improvisations" — works he described as unconscious, spontaneous expressions, part of his broader argument that painting, like music, could convey inner states independent of representation. Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons). 1913. Collection of The Art Institute of Chicago. Museum-quality poster made of thick matte paper. Printed on archival matte paper from Japan, 10.3 mil thick, 189 g/m².

• Giclée printing quality
• Paper sourced from Japan
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²

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