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Stage Directions for Yellow Sound

Wassily Kandinskyc.1909

Centre Pompidou

Centre Pompidou
Paris, France

The overall composition of this asset, titled "Stage Directions for Yellow Sound", is dominated by a dense field of handwritten text that spans almost the entire beige background. The intricate script, a series of flowing cursive lines, serves as the primary focal point, drawing the eye across the page from left to right and top to bottom. The color palette is restricted to the stark contrast of dark ink, likely black or sepia, against the pale, uniform hue of the paper, with a subtle, narrow gray band along the left edge.Evenly diffused light illuminates the document, casting minimal shadows and highlighting the flat, two-dimensional nature of the surface. The lines forming the text are consistently delicate yet fluid, characteristic of careful cursive handwriting, exhibiting slight variations in pressure and width that contribute to the calligraphic quality. The texture appears uniformly smooth, typical of aged paper, with no discernible tactile irregularities.

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  • Title: Stage Directions for Yellow Sound
  • Creator: Vassily Kandinsky
  • Date Created: c.1909
  • Physical Dimensions: 30,9 x 21 cm
  • Provenance: Bequest Of Nina Kandinsky, 1981
  • Transcript:
    Dunkelheit verschlungen werden.IV. Sichtbar: graugelber Himmel, schwarz-rote Wolke rechts oben. Unter der Wolke ganzim V.Gr. Ganz an der Coulisse ein schwarzerMann mit weißem Bart, linker Arman der Brust, rechter seitwärts, ausgestreckt.Links hinten ein Häuschen, weiß mitTürmchen, (Glocke) langem schmalem Schorn-stein u. rotem Rauch. Am Häuschenkriechend u. gebeugt (schwarzer) winzigan der Glockenschnur läutend. Die ganzeZeit Amorb, nicht in Ein klang mit derGlocke. Es wird allmählig ganz dunkel.V. Der noch blaue matte Hgr. (Ohne dunklenRand). In der Mitte der Bühne ein hell-gelber Riese (weißes undeutliches Gesicht, großeschwarze Augen). Er hebt seitwärts die bei den
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  • Type: Text
  • Rights: Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Service de la documentation photographique du MNAM
  • Medium: Ink on Paper
  • Art Genre: Stage Direction
  • Depicted Topic: Gray-yellow sky, Black-rose clouds, Black man with white beard, House, Tower, Giant
  • Alt text: A document page covered with dense, dark, handwritten cursive text on a light beige background. The script fills almost the entire page, arranged in numerous lines. A vertical, dark gray label reading 'Fonds KANDINSKY' is printed along the left margin.
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