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Vasily Kandinsky's 1907 Woodcut Church Held by Hilla von Rebay Foundation at Guggenheim

artist · 2026-04-22

A 1907 woodcut by Vasily Kandinsky titled Church (Kirche) is part of the Hilla von Rebay Foundation's collection and is on extended loan to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. The work measures 18.2 by 15.6 centimeters. Created before Kandinsky's turn to pure abstraction, this piece represents an earlier phase of his artistic development. The artwork's rights are managed by Artists Rights Society (ARS) in New York and ADAGP in Paris. Information about this work was published on August 15, 2014, through the artcritical website.

Key facts

  • Vasily Kandinsky created the woodcut Church (Kirche) in 1907.
  • The artwork measures 18.2 x 15.6 cm.
  • The Hilla von Rebay Foundation owns the work.
  • It is on extended loan to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
  • Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and ADAGP, Paris manage the copyright.
  • The information was posted on August 15, 2014.
  • The source is artcritical.com.
  • The work predates Kandinsky's fully abstract period.

Entities

Artists

  • Vasily Kandinsky

Institutions

  • Hilla von Rebay Foundation
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  • Artists Rights Society (ARS)
  • ADAGP
  • artcritical

Locations

  • New York
  • Paris
  • United States
  • France

Sources