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Wassily Kandinsky: Composition X (1939) From WebMuseum, Paris.

Note: Kandinsky died in 1944 and his works will enter the public domain in 2014 (life + 70 years)

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	11:01, 19 March 2005	650×426 (503 KB)	Berkut (Talk \| contribs)	(smaller file size)
	06:47, 29 October 2004	650×426 (693 KB)	Mrbrak (Talk \| contribs)	(Wassiliy Kandinsky: Composition X (1925) From WebMuseum, Paris (ibiblio.org/wm) {{PD-art}} )