About this work
In *Several Circles*, Kandinsky distills his lifelong investigation into pure form into one of his most luminous and meditative compositions. Concentric and overlapping circles of varying sizes—rendered in jewel tones of blue, yellow, red, and violet—float across a muted ground, each disc distinct in hue and opacity. The circles seem to hover rather than sit, creating a rhythm that feels musical rather than geometric. There is no hierarchy, no single focal point; instead, your eye travels between forms as though listening to a chord where every note holds equal weight. The palette shifts subtly where circles overlap, creating moments of transparency and depth that defy the flatness of the canvas. This is abstraction as cosmic meditation.
By the 1920s, when Kandinsky created this work while teaching at the Bauhaus, he had moved beyond the turbulent expressionism of his earlier paintings toward what he called "pure art"—form liberated from representation. The circle held special significance for him: it symbolized the infinite, the spiritual, the complete. *Several Circles* demonstrates the rigorous philosophy he outlined in his theoretical writings, where each element serves the goal of direct emotional and spiritual communication. This was abstraction with purpose, not mere decoration.
On a wall, *Several Circles* creates a breathing space. It rewards quiet looking. Collectors drawn to meditative rather than dramatic work find in this print a kind of visual refuge—the sort of composition that deepens with time, never exhausting itself. It suits rooms where contemplation matters: studios, libraries, bedrooms where color and light can unfold gradually, revealing new relationships between forms with each passing hour.
