Scharf by Wassily Kandinsky, 1928 mexico city The map is a comparative

The map is a comparative view of the lengths of the principal rivers of Scotland

riverbanks

its bold geometry and dramatic contrasts celebrate the era’s belief in technology

Date created: April 20

even if their modern forms may not yet have existed on your chosen map

Scharf by Wassily Kandinsky, 1928 mexico city The map is a comparativeScharf (1928) by Wassily Kandinsky arrives from the heart of European modernism, forged at a moment when the artists language of color, geometry, and rhythm had reached masterful clarity. Painted in 1928during Kandinskys Bauhaus yearsthis composition condenses his pursuit of pure, nonrepresentational form into a taut, musical interplay of shapes. The title, meaning sharp in German, perfectly suits the works crisp edges and charged diagonals as they