Who created "Les Chevaliers"?

Les Chevaliers was created by Wassily Kandinsky in 1909.

What medium is "Les Chevaliers"?

Les Chevaliers is woodcut in white on black on wove paper.

Is "Les Chevaliers" in the public domain?

Yes, Les Chevaliers is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Les Chevaliers

Wassily Kandinsky

1909

Medium

woodcut in white on black on wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 32 x 32 cm (12 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.)

Classification

Portfolio

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

William B. O'Neal Fund

Accession Number

2001.113.1.1

About the Artist

Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) was a Russian-born painter and art theorist who is widely credited as one of the pioneers of abstract art, producing some of the earliest non-representational paintings in Western art history. Born in Moscow, he initially studied law and economics at the University of Moscow before abandoning an academic career at thirty to study painting in Munich. In Munich, Kandin...

Les Chevaliers

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