Composition VI

Mediums: oil, canvas.
Dimensions: 195.0 × 300.0 сm.
Location: Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

It took Kandinsky over six months to create this painting. He sought to depict a flood, baptism, destruction and rebirth all at the same time. When he began working on the piece, he repeated the word “flood”. He focused on the sound of this word as he painted.