Cubism & Early Abstraction · 1913

Composition VI

Wassily Kandinsky 1866–1944

Composition VI (1913) by Wassily Kandinsky. Its palette is led by graphite (#473e3d, 18%) and bone (#cdceb9, 17%), with accents of stone, muted azure teal, light orange and red. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

#473e3d MG 218 graphite 17.6% of canvas
#cdceb9 MG 171 bone 17.0% of canvas
#371e17 MG 219 bistre 15.3% of canvas
#666454 MG 175 stone 15.1% of canvas
#699194 MG 081 muted azure teal 10.5% of canvas
#b78d60 MG 029 light orange 9.9% of canvas
#e3cc96 MG 036 pale gold 8.8% of canvas
#a1554c MG 018 red 5.7% of canvas

Color families

Brown 39%, Gray 14%, Blue 9%, White 9%, Green 8%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.56
Contrast: 0.64
Vividness: 0.047
Warmth: +0.65
Complexity: 250 cells
Hue range: 0.82
Focus: 0.04

Details

Date: 1913
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 195.0 × 300.0 cm
Collection: Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

More by Wassily Kandinsky

The Blue Rider, 1903
Composition VII, 1913
On White II, 1923
Yellow-Red-Blue, 1925