Kandinsky chose to exhibit Composition VI at the Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon in Berlin in September 1913, an important forum for progressive artists based on the successful Salon d’Automne in Paris.
There are many preliminary drawings and sketches for these paintings that demonstrate the complexity of the work. His Composition VI and Composition VII are the culmination of this innovative period in which he was moving towards Abstraction.
The most fully developed of all Kandinsky’s ‘abstract’ paintings at this time were his ‘Compositions’, large-scale works intended by the artist as his most complete works and as the centrepieces of exhibitions. It is considered to be one of his most recognisable and successful works. With Composition VII (1913) Kandinsky tried to capture the feeling of hearing music using a cacophony of form and colour that make a truly distinct style. Known for creating one of the first abstract paintings, Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) spent his life experimenting with his artistic talent.