| Der Blaue Reiter | |
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| Artist | Wassily Kandinsky |
| Year | 1903 |
| Location | Städtische Galerie in the Lenbachhaus in Munich |
| Dimensions | 21.65 x 25.6 in 55 x 65 cm |
| Wassily Kandinsky Famous Paintings | |
| Der Blaue Reiter, 1903 | |
| Composition IV, 1911 | |
| Composition VII, 1913 | |
| On White II, 1923 | |
| Composition VI, 1913 | |
| Composition VIII, 1923 | |
| Yellow-Red-Blue, 1925 | |
| Black and Violet, 1923 | |
| Composition X, 1939 | |
| Complete Works |
Der Blaue Reiter, translated in English as The Blue Rider, is an oil painting by the Russian artist, Wassily Kandinsky, that was completed in 1903. It is now part of a private collection in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is a small painting, measuring just 21.65 by 25.6 inches, that was done on cardboard.
Composition and Style
Der Blaue Reiter depicts a horseman dressed in blue, including a blue hat, riding across a hillside on a galloping white horse. There are rocks strewn along the hillside, which is crested by a line of trees. The painting is done in the Expressionist style.
The Name
Kandinsky, along with other Russian expatriate artists living in Germany and several German artists, was a founder of and contributor to an almanac called Der Blaue Reiter. There is evidence that Kandinsky altered the name of the painting, so it is not known if the almanac was named after the painting or vice versa.