Black Relationship

The circular form dominates the watercolour Schwarze Beziehung (Black Relationship). Clearly defined, black and yet floating weightlessly, it takes up a relationship with the contrasting collection of multicoloured geometric elements that preserve the compositional equilibrium. As early as 1923, the circle holds a special significance in Kandinsky’s works. In a letter to Will Grohmann, the artist described it as a “connection with the cosmic” and a “synthesis of the greatest contrasts”.

Literature:
Barnett, Vivian Endicott: Kandinsky. Werkverzeichnis der Aquarelle, Bd. II 1922-1944, München 1994; 
Poling, Clark V.: Kandinsky in Russland und am Bauhaus 1915-1933, in: Kandinsky – Russische Zeit und Bauhausjahre 1915-1933, hg. v. Peter Hahn, Berlin 1984, p. 9-59.