Composition X (final work in Kandinsky’s Composition series)

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non-objective art painting

Composition X is Wassily Kandinsky’s last and one of his most abstract large-scale paintings in the influential “Composition” series, exemplifying his mature non-objective style.

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Label	Occurrences
Compositions (series by Wassily Kandinsky)	4
Composition X (final work in Kandinsky’s Composition series) canonical	1
Kandinsky’s Compositions	1

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Target entity: Composition X (final work in Kandinsky’s Composition series)
Context triple: [Composition X, catalogueRaisonnéNumber, Composition X (final work in Kandinsky’s Composition series)]

A. Suprematist Composition
Suprematist Composition is an abstract geometric painting by Kazimir Malevich that exemplifies the radical non-objective style of the Suprematism movement.
B. Der Blaue Reiter
Der Blaue Reiter was an early 20th-century German Expressionist art movement and group of artists, including figures like Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, known for its spiritual, abstract, and emotionally charged works.
C. Black Square
Black Square is a groundbreaking abstract painting by Kazimir Malevich that became an icon of the Suprematist movement and a symbol of radical artistic minimalism in the early 20th century.
D. Imaginary Landscape No. 4
Imaginary Landscape No. 4 is an experimental 1951 composition by John Cage for 12 radios and 24 performers that explores chance operations and indeterminacy in music.
E. Imaginary Landscape No. 1
Imaginary Landscape No. 1 is an early experimental composition by John Cage that pioneered the use of electronic sounds and unconventional instruments in modern music.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Composition X (final work in Kandinsky’s Composition series)
Target entity description: Composition X is Wassily Kandinsky’s last and one of his most abstract large-scale paintings in the influential “Composition” series, exemplifying his mature non-objective style.

A. Suprematist Composition
Suprematist Composition is an abstract geometric painting by Kazimir Malevich that exemplifies the radical non-objective style of the Suprematism movement.
B. Der Blaue Reiter
Der Blaue Reiter was an early 20th-century German Expressionist art movement and group of artists, including figures like Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, known for its spiritual, abstract, and emotionally charged works.
C. Black Square
Black Square is a groundbreaking abstract painting by Kazimir Malevich that became an icon of the Suprematist movement and a symbol of radical artistic minimalism in the early 20th century.
D. Imaginary Landscape No. 4
Imaginary Landscape No. 4 is an experimental 1951 composition by John Cage for 12 radios and 24 performers that explores chance operations and indeterminacy in music.
E. Imaginary Landscape No. 1
Imaginary Landscape No. 1 is an early experimental composition by John Cage that pioneered the use of electronic sounds and unconventional instruments in modern music.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-objective art ⓘ painting ⓘ
artisticStyle	geometric abstraction ⓘ non-objective ⓘ
chronology	late work of Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ
collection	Kunstmuseum Basel collection ⓘ
colorDominance	black background ⓘ
colorFeature	brightly colored geometric forms ⓘ
conformsTo	theoretical ideas in Kandinsky’s book Concerning the Spiritual in Art ⓘ
countryLocatedIn	Switzerland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
creationLocation	Neuilly-sur-Seine, France ⓘ linked to: Neuilly-sur-Seine
creator	Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ
creatorCitizenship	French ⓘ
creatorNationality	Russian ⓘ
depicts	non-representational forms ⓘ
dimensions	approximately 130 cm × 195 cm ⓘ
exhibitedAt	Kunstmuseum Basel exhibitions ⓘ
genre	abstract art ⓘ
hasCreatorRole	painter ⓘ
hasWorkType	large-scale painting ⓘ
inception	1939 ⓘ
influencedBy	music ⓘ spirituality in art ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Italian ⓘ
location	Kunstmuseum Basel ⓘ
medium	oil on canvas ⓘ oil paint ⓘ
movement	Abstract art ⓘ Expressionism ⓘ Non-objective art ⓘ linked to: Abstract art
notableFor	being Kandinsky’s last Composition ⓘ dark ground with floating colored shapes ⓘ high degree of abstraction ⓘ
orientation	landscape ⓘ
partOfSeries	Composition (series) ⓘ
positionInSeries	final work in Kandinsky’s Composition series ⓘ
relatedWork	Composition IX ⓘ Composition VII ⓘ Composition VIII ⓘ
seriesNumber	10 ⓘ
stylePeriod	mature style of Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ
support	canvas ⓘ
titleMeaning	Composition Ten ⓘ