Improvisation 3
1909
    Improvisation 3
1909
The long strokes, arbitrary colours and flaming sky make this a dreamlike vision.
ln a landscape no doubt inspired by the city of Tunis, which he had visited in 1904, a knight is just beginning the ascent of a bridge. The knight, an evocation of the valiant figure of Saint Georges and alter ego of the artist, is a spiritual guide. The work was featured in 1911 at the lzdebski Salon in Odessa.
| Domain | Peinture | 
|---|---|
| Techniques | Huile sur toile  | 
| Dimensions | 94 x 130 cm  | 
| Acquisition | Donation de Mme Nina Kandinsky, 1976  | 
| Inventory no. | AM 1976-850 | 
Currently at
Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris, Paris (France)
as part of Kandinsky, La musique des couleurs, 15 October 2025 - 01 February 2026
See on the Centre Pompidou's loan map in France and worldwide
Detailed description
| Artist | 
                        Vassily Kandinsky
                     (1866, Empire Russe - 1944, France)  | 
|---|---|
| Main title | Improvisation 3  | 
| Former title | Reiter über die Brücke Bild mit gelber Wand  | 
| Title given | Reiter über die Brücke Bild mit gelber Wand  | 
| Creation date | 1909  | 
| Domain | Peinture | 
| Techniques | Huile sur toile  | 
| Dimensions | 94 x 130 cm  | 
| Inscriptions | S.D.B.DR. : KANDINSKY i909.  | 
| Acquisition | Donation de Mme Nina Kandinsky, 1976  | 
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Moderne  | 
| Inventory no. | AM 1976-850 | 

