Photo of collection object Improvisation 5 (headpiece, folio 15 verso) from Klänge (Sounds) — Kandinsky, Vassily. Improvisation 5 (headpiece, folio 15 verso) from Klänge (Sounds), (1913). Woodcut from an illustrated book with fifty-six woodcuts, composition (irreg.): 3 3/8 x 4 3/4" (8.5 x 12 cm); page: 11 1/16 x 10 7/8" (28.1 x 27.7 cm). The Louis E. Stern Collection, 858.1964.12. (Photo: MoMA)

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Improvisation 5 (headpiece, folio 15 verso) from Klänge (Sounds)

(1913)

Vasily Kandinsky

French, born Russia. 1866–1944

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Maker/Artist: Kandinsky, Vassily
Classification: Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium: Woodcut from an illustrated book with fifty-six woodcuts
Medium: woodcut, from, illustrated, book, woodcuts
Dimensions: composition (irreg.): 3 3/8 x 4 3/4" (8.5 x 12 cm); page: 11 1/16 x 10 7/8" (28.1 x 27.7 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 858.1964.12
Credit Line: The Louis E. Stern Collection
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