Concerning the Spiritual in Art and in Painting in Particular

KANDINSKY, Wassily. Du Spirituel dans l'Art et dans la Peinture en Particulier. Paris: Éditions de Beaune, 1949. First French edition. In-8°, grey-blue publisher's paperback. Original woodcut by the artist on the title page. Collection Le Cavalier d'Épée no. 2. Translation of the revolutionary theoretical treatise 'Über das Geistige in der Kunst' (1911), a milestone in the theory of abstract art in which Kandinsky elaborates his conception of 'inner necessity' as the guiding principle of artistic creation. Includes the author's preface dated Munich, April 1912. Copy in good condition with normal period patina, complete with original woodcut. Two loose editorial inserts present. Fundamental work for any collection dedicated to historical avant-gardes and the Der Blaue Reiter movement.