Yellow-Red-Blue Vinci the use of complementary colors

the use of complementary colors to achieve a maximum of harmony

then glued pieces of wallpaper

where Picasso also had a studio and worked on such works as Les Ladies of Avignon

Malevich used two whites of different origins

Annah the Javanese was Gauguin's lover and model

Yellow-Red-Blue Vinci the use of complementary colorsThis large canvas is a perfectly sized rectangle evoking divine proportion. Kandinsky wanted at this time to open up non figurative painting to the possibilities of a formal system that went beyond that of the circle and the square. The essence of this painting is in the balance of the elements which respond to each other in a game of oppositions and complementarities.