Wassily Kandinsky, The Blue Rider, 1903

Wassily Kandinsky, The Blue Rider, 1903"Der Blaue Reiter" (The Blue Rider) is both the title of a painting and the name of an influential group of artists that Kandinsky co founded in 1911 with fellow artist Franz Marc. The group was interested in exploring new forms of expression in art, particularly through the use of abstraction and primitivism. The painting "Der Blaue Reiter" was created by Kandinsky in 1903, prior to the founding of the group. The painting features a stylized

with her head turned to the side and her arms resting on the back of the chair

which is the time of year when day and night are of equal length

Miró created a lithograph titled "Personage

like notes that shape music

standing on a pedestal amidst a field of abstract shapes and squiggles

Miró's use of color and form in "Composition" is highly expressive

Despite the abstraction and fragmentation of the objects

the lithograph incorporates symbols and imagery that evoke the power of the imagination and the inner workings of the mind

with a faint suggestion of a window and a curtain behind the figure

her face is fragmented into a series of sharp angles and planes

and is considered a national treasure

and they are considered important historical documents that provide valuable insights into the island's development and history