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Poster for a meeting around "The Blue Four" with G. Scheyer and an exhibition at the Daniel Galleries [New York]

Wassily Kandinsky, Lyonel Feininger, Alexej von Jawlensky, Paul Klee1925

Centre Pompidou

Centre Pompidou
Paris, France

The poster for a meeting around "The Blue Four" presents a vertically aligned composition, centered around abstract graphic elements and blocks of text against a light, uniform background. The primary focal point is a large, organic, and complex abstract motif at the top, rendered in a consistent dark blue. Below this, organized text sections lead to a smaller, similarly styled abstract shape at the bottom. The entire piece adheres to a minimalist color palette, featuring only a deep, rich blue against an off-white or beige paper, establishing a high-contrast and graphic aesthetic.The rendering of forms in this artwork utilizes flat areas of dark blue, precluding the presence of traditional light and shadow for volumetric modeling. Instead, the visual interest is generated through an intricate interplay of diverse lines. These lines vary from sweeping curves to sharp angles, defining segmented, puzzle-like shapes that interlock and overlap within the abstract designs. The graphic nature of the print implies a smooth, uniform texture for the blue elements, contrasting with the subtle, inherent texture and occasional creases visible on the paper support itself.

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  • Title: Poster for a meeting around "The Blue Four" with G. Scheyer and an exhibition at the Daniel Galleries [New York]
  • Creator: Feininger, Jawlensky, Vassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee
  • Date Created: 1925
  • Physical Dimensions: 36 x 27,6 cm
  • Provenance: Nina Kandinsky's legacy, 1981
  • Transcript:
    Mrs. Scheyer will explain to the Stowaways the meaning of the above picture by Kandinsky in her talk on modern art (illustrated by lantern slides) at their meeting at the Art Center on Friday, February 20, 1925 at 8:30 P.M. After which we will go around the corner to the Daniel Galleries on Madison Avenue for a private view of an exhibition of extreme modern painting byTHE BLUE FOURFEININGERJAWLENSKYKANDINSKYPAUL KLEEThe meeting will be preceded by a Chicken Dinner at the Art Center at 6:30 P.M., served by the new caterer. This Square Meal will be served in the gallery filled with photographs of sixty or seventy Stowaways by Clarence White, which display will either inspire you to unusually brilliant conversation, or take away your appetite.If you have not yet sent your acceptance, and are coming, 'phone Shaefer (Caledonia 1987) at once-or sooner.THE COMMITTEE.LADIES NIGHT. GUESTS WELCOME.Members may also invite friends to the lecture only.Illustrations by courtesy of Weyhe's Book Shop
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  • Type: Print
  • Rights: Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Georges Meguerditchian , Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Service de la documentation photographique du MNAM
  • Medium: Ink
  • Art Genre: Advertisement
  • Depicted Person: G. Scheyer
  • Depicted Topic: Modern Art
  • Alt text: A vertically oriented poster printed in dark blue on light-colored paper. At the top, a large, complex abstract motif, featuring swirling, segmented, and interlocking shapes. Below this, blocks of text describe a meeting and exhibition, including the title 'THE BLUE FOUR' and the names Feininger, Jawlensky, Kandinsky, and Paul Klee. At the bottom, a smaller abstract design in dark blue mirrors the style of the top motif.
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