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Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky

Composition VII

Wassily Kandinsky · 1913

Palette

Putty
50% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.9:1
Graphite
22% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.9:1
Dark ochre
9% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.2:1
Pale gold
9% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 8.5:1
Madder
6% of the image
Red · text contrast 8.1:1
Indigo
3% of the image
Purple · text contrast 11.7:1

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Details

Artist
Wassily Kandinsky
1866–1944
Date
1913
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
200 × 300 cm
Period
20th century
Main colour
Grey · lightness 56, colourfulness 18

Tretyakov Gallery. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1913, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1944: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2015 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1944). Last checked 2026-10-31 (Commons file carries EU and US public-domain templates: yes). Image: a faithful photographic reproduction of a public-domain work, from Wikimedia Commons (PD-Art). Licence rules

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