Schwabing—Das weisse haus by Wassily Kandinsky, 1901 hammersmith and fulham The cities of Bologna

The cities of Bologna

a time of great change and development

Decorative border and calligraphy typical of 18th-century maps

The map's innovative use of colour gradation to depict elevation and terrain offers a vivid

The Crinan Canal

Schwabing—Das weisse haus by Wassily Kandinsky, 1901 hammersmith and fulham The cities of BolognaSchwabingDas weisse haus (1901) by Wassily Kandinsky captures the artist at a pivotal early moment in Munich, when the Schwabing district buzzed with avantgarde energy and new ideas about colour, form, and mood. Still working representationally yet already pushing beyond realism, Kandinsky finds poetry in a simple urban motifthe white housetransforming it into an atmospheric meditation on place at the dawn of the 20th century. The scene feels tranquil