Klänge Pl.09 1913

This is Klänge Pl.09 by Wassily Kandinsky, made using a woodcut. Kandinsky really lets the stark contrast between black and white do the work here. It's all about the push and pull of these two tones. There's a really gestural quality to the lines, even though they’re carved. Look at how the black carves out the space around the figures. The texture feels almost raw, like you can feel the grain of the wood. This rawness isn’t accidental – it's Kandinsky embracing the physical act of making, letting the process itself become part of the art. It almost reminds me of those really striking woodcuts by Edvard Munch, where the raw, almost brutal marks amplify the emotional intensity. For Kandinsky, art was about creating a visual language that could speak directly to the soul, and the striking simplicity and textural depth of this piece feels like a really potent part of that.