Painting with Troika

Wassily Kandinsky

1911 · Oil on cardboard, in the artist's painted frame · The Art Institute of Chicago

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About this work

Artist: Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944)
Year: 1911
Medium: Oil on cardboard, in the artist's painted frame
Original size: 69.7 × 97.3 cm
Collection: The Art Institute of Chicago
Movement: Expressionism

At upper left a blue mountain topped with a walled town rises above a three-horse sledge, the Russian troika, racing across the picture, while to the right a green hill holds figures outlined in black beside trees in pink blossom; beneath, waves of blue, white and red roll across the bottom. Bands of pink and orange arc like rainbows through a yellow sky. Kandinsky dated the work 18 January 1911 and painted it on cardboard, adding a frame he painted himself. The troika, a motif from Russian folk imagery, recurs in his pictures of 1911 to 1913, where it is gradually reduced to the black arch of Picture with a Black Arch. The Chicago collector Arthur Jerome Eddy owned the painting by 1920, and his widow and son gave it to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1931.

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 troika racing under a yellow sky streaked with pink and orange, past a blue mountain and rolling blue waves, for a child's room, playroom or living room at 32×24 in natural wood. A cream or pale yellow wall; it pairs with Riding Couple.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1911)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, kids room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 32×24. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

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, 32×24 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 Painting with Troika 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 The Art Institute of Chicago.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 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 Painting with Troika painted, and in what medium?

Painting with Troika dates from 1911 and was made in oil on cardboard, in the artist's painted frame; the original measures 69.7 × 97.3 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Painting with Troika we'd choose 32×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Painting with Troika (Wassily Kandinsky) — Painting with Troika · Wassily Kandinsky · 1911. 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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