\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting is one of Wassily KandinskyÆs earliest abstract works, dating from the years of his involvement in the movemen
t known as Der Blaue Reiter. Initially entitled \i Flood\i0 , the picture is made up solely of a sequence of signs and colors, the fruit of the artistÆs total freedom of expression.