Draft for All Saints II (composition with saints) by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911

Draft for ‘All Saints II (composition with saints)’ (1911) by Wassily Kandinsky captures a pivotal moment in the artist’s journey toward pure abstraction, when he began to treat painting as a vessel for spiritual experience rather than a mirror of the visible world. Created in the same watershed year he articulated his theories in Concerning the Spiritual in Art, this exploratory study hints at sanctified figures and visionary space, yet dissolves them into a fluid orchestration of color and line. Energetic forms and luminous contrasts replace traditional narrative, allowing mood, motion, and transcendence to rise to the surface. This listing offers a museum-quality fine art print of Kandinsky’s painting, reproduced with exceptional clarity and color fidelity. Choose acid-free archival paper with a velvety matte finish or artist’s cotton canvas for a richly textured, gallery-ready look. Available in a range of sizes, with optional mounting and framing, each piece can be personalized by The Unique Maps Co.—add a custom caption, date line, or gift dedication, and select from curated frame profiles to suit your space. Kandinsky, a leading figure of early 20th-century Expressionism and co-founder of the Der Blaue Reiter movement, sought to align painting with music—an art of pure feeling. In 1911 he advanced the idea that color and form could act like notes and chords, stirring profound inner resonance. His drafts and studies from this period are especially illuminating, revealing the intuition and improvisation behind the radical language that would soon redefine modern art. This particular draft is compelling for the way it alludes to saints, halos, and ritual action while refusing literal depiction. Human and animal presences seem to gather and disperse within a radiant field, as if ceremonial energies were caught mid-gesture. The piece belongs to the years just before fully nonobjective painting emerged, and you can feel that threshold: the traditional icon dissolving into rhythm, symbol turning into sensation. It’s a front-row view of modernism in the making—where sacred narrative becomes pure, vibrating form. The palette leans into a deep, emphatic blue, set alive by chords of yellow and flashes of orange. Rounded, curvilinear shapes swirl and intertwine, and the brushwork remains loose and spontaneous, heightening the sense of uplift and motion. Blue seems to anchor the composition in contemplative depth, while yellow and orange kindle warmth and clarity—an expressive counterpoint that feels musical and airborne. As wall art, this print radiates color energy without overwhelming a room; it works beautifully in minimalist, modern, and eclectic interiors alike, inviting extended looking and a meditative calm. A thoughtful gift for lovers of modern art, design enthusiasts, and anyone moved by the intersection of creativity and spirituality, this Kandinsky print suits occasions from housewarmings to Christmas, Mother’s or Father’s Day, graduations, or a congratulations for someone exploring a new path in art or life.If you're not sure what size to order, or you're looking for a custom order of some kind – a different size, a different colour, a special frame – then please contact me. I usually respond within a few minutes. You can see an example of my fine art personalisation service in the fifth image. Zoom in and take a look. My personalised artwork is always very well received. Take a look at more examples of personalisation. You can also choose to age your art print to make it look older. This is popular amongst my customers who want their artwork to look like an older, antique print. You can see an example of ageing in the sixth product image, or go ahead and check out lots of examples of other aged artwork. The model in the listing images is holding the 24x36in (60x90cm) version of this art print. I can print and frame this beautiful piece of art at sizes up to 3 metres (10ft). If you are looking for a size or framing option that isn't available online, please get in touch. This artwork is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. My standard frames come in six colours (black, dark brown, dark grey, antique gold, oak and white), and custom framing is available for an additional charge. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.