Catalog / The revolution releases its paintings / From Malevich to Kandinsky

In the first half of the 20th century, Central and Eastern Europe were caught up in a wave in which artists and artist groups constructed and explored various facets of geometric abstraction. For example, the main representatives of the Russian avant-garde found their own forms of expression: while Malevich invented Suprematism with purely geometric forms, Kandinsky used abstraction to search for the spiritual in art. Artist groups and movements such as the representatives of the Bauhaus or the De Stijl group also tried out the possible variations of non-representational art in Central Europe. The publication shows the multifaceted nature and quality density of abstraction, illuminating not only the famous protagonists, but also lesser-known artists and convinced pioneers of abstraction.

In the first half of the 20th century, Central and Eastern Europe were hit by a wave of artists and artist groups bent on investigating the various facets of geometric abstraction. Malevich and Kandinsky, for example, the main protagonists of the Russian avant-garde, invented their own highly idiosyncratic forms of expression. Elsewhere, artist groups, including representatives of the Bauhaus and De Stijl, investigated the various options open to abstraction. The book presents the extreme artistic quality of abstraction and sheds light not only on well-known protagonists, but also on lesser known artists and the pioneers of abstraction.

Edited by Markus Müller for the Pablo Picasso Art Museum in Münster
With contributions by Alexander Gaude, Markus Müller and Noemi Smolik
148 pages, 99 illustrations, Wienand Verlag