Wassily Kandinsky’s Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles (c. 1913) stands as one of the most recognizable works in the history of abstract art, though its origins are more modest than its later fame suggests. Created as a study rather than a finished painting, the work is believed to have been a teaching aid for exploring the emotional and optical effects of color relationships. Kandinsky, a pioneer of abstract art, was deeply interested in the psychological resonance of color, often comparing its effect on the viewer to that of music.
