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Abstraction (art) facts for kids

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Untitled (First Abstract Watercolor) by Wassily Kandinsky
Kandinsky, without title, 1913

Abstraction in art history is when art depicts something without caring what it actually looks like.

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  • Robert Delaunay, 1913, Premier Disque, 134 cm, 52.7 inches, Private collection

    Robert Delaunay, 1912–1913, Le Premier Disque, 134 cm, 52.7 inches, Private collection. A piece of abstract art.

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