Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons) is an oil painting executed between 1911 and 1913 by the abstract painter Vasily Kandinsky. The work was donated by the Chicago lawyer Arthur Jerome Eddy to the Art Institute of Chicago, in whose permanent collection it still remains.[1][2][3]

Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)
Artist	Vasily Kandinsky
Year	1911-1913
Medium	Oil on Canvas
Movement	Abstract Impressionism
Dimensions	111 cm × 111.3 cm (43 11/16 in × 43 13/16 in)
Location	The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Owner	The Art Institute of Chicago

Painted in Germany in the years immediately preceding World War I the canvas represents a world on the brink of conflict and disaster. The cannons of the title can be readily discerned, as well as buildings and a small group of people (at left).

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