Murnau, View with Railway and Castle

Wassily Kandinsky

1909 · Oil on cardboard · Lenbachhaus, Munich

Size4:3 ratio

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Murnau, View with Railway and Castle

Murnau, Landscape with Tower

Impression III (Concert)

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About this work

Artist: Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944)
Year: 1909
Medium: Oil on cardboard
Original size: 36 × 49 cm
Collection: Lenbachhaus, Munich
Movement: Expressionism

A black locomotive and its carriages run in silhouette along an embankment across the foreground, trailing white smoke past two telegraph poles, while behind them green and yellow slopes climb toward the hill with the castle and church of Murnau under white clouds. Kandinsky painted this small picture on cardboard in 1909, the year Gabriele Münter bought a house in Murnau, where the couple spent long stretches until 1914. The railway ran below the house, and the subject is a rare touch of modern life in his work of these years. The flat silhouette of the train against bright colour shows how far he had already gone in treating a scene as a pattern of coloured shapes. The painting stayed with Münter and came to the Lenbachhaus in Munich with her gift of 1957; the museum lists it as Railway near Murnau.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A black train and white smoke against bright green slopes and the castle hill of Murnau, for a child's room, hallway or study at 24×18 in natural wood. A sage, cream or pale blue wall; it pairs with Murnau, Landscape with Tower.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1909)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: calm
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, kids room, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Murnau, View with Railway and Castle in the public domain?

Yes. Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Lenbachhaus.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12 and 24×18 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Murnau, View with Railway and Castle painted, and in what medium?

Murnau, View with Railway and Castle dates from 1909 and was made in oil on cardboard; the original measures 36 × 49 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×18 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×12 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Murnau, View with Railway and Castle we'd choose 24×18. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Murnau, View with Railway and Castle (Wassily Kandinsky) — Murnau, View with Railway and Castle · Wassily Kandinsky · 1909. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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