Small Pleasures

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"Small Pleasures" is an early abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that exemplifies his move toward non-representational art through dynamic color, form, and spiritual symbolism.

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Small Pleasures canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract painting
painting
artist Wassily Kandinsky
artisticStyle abstraction
non-objective composition
collection Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
surface form: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum collection
countryOfOrigin Germany
creator Wassily Kandinsky
creatorGender male
creatorMovement Der Blaue Reiter
creatorNationality Russian
depicts abstract forms
dynamic color relationships
spiritual symbolism
genre non-representational art
hasTitle Small Pleasures self-link
influencedBy Theosophy
music-inspired abstraction
languageOfTitle English
location Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
materialUsed oil paint
medium oil on canvas
movement Abstract art
Der Blaue Reiter
Expressionism
notableFor dynamic color and form
early example of Kandinsky’s move toward non-representational art
spiritual and symbolic content
partOf early abstract works of Wassily Kandinsky
support canvas

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Wassily Kandinsky paintings notableWork Small Pleasures
Small Pleasures hasTitle Small Pleasures self-link