{"product_id":"murnau-am-staffelsee-wassily-kandinsky","title":"Murnau am Staffelsee - Wassily Kandinsky","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1908 expressionist study of the Bavarian Alps by Wassily Kandinsky, featuring bold colour blocks and energetic brushwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWassily Kandinsky painted this view of Murnau am Staffelsee in 1908. During this period, the artist spent significant time in the Bavarian village of Murnau, a location that prompted a shift in his approach to colour and form. This work captures the Bavarian Alps and the surrounding terrain through a lens of subjective experience rather than strict topographical accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition relies on bold, non-naturalistic colour choices. Deep blues define the mountain range, while the foreground and middle ground feature patches of ochre, violet, and green. Kandinsky applies paint with visible, energetic brushwork, prioritising the emotional weight of the scene over precise detail. The reflection of the terrain in the water is rendered through horizontal strokes, which break the surface into rhythmic segments. This technique suggests the influence of Fauvism, yet the application remains distinctively his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKandinsky moved away from the muted palettes of his earlier work during these years in Murnau. He began to treat the canvas as a space for the arrangement of colour and shape, a process that eventually led him toward total abstraction. In this piece, the objects remain recognisable, but their boundaries are softened by the intensity of the pigment. The sky is a dark, brooding presence, contrasting with the warmer tones of the earth below. This print reproduces the texture of the original board, allowing the viewer to observe the direction and pressure of the artist's hand. It represents a moment of transition in early twentieth-century European art, where the observation of nature served as a starting point for the exploration of internal states.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/de\/products\/naakte-vrouw-nude-woman-meijer-bleekrode\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eNaakte vrouw (Nude Woman) - Meijer Bleekrode — Meijer Bleekrode\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/de\/products\/birth-marc-chagall\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eBirth - Marc Chagall — Marc Chagall\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wassily Kandinsky","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58831852241231,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58831900377423,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58831900410191,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ B2 (50x70 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58831900442959,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A1 (59.4 x 84.1  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58831900475727,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Murnau-am-Staffelsee_Poster_CompositorV1_1789921323802.jpg?v=1789921881","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/de\/products\/murnau-am-staffelsee-wassily-kandinsky","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}