Kandinsky left Germany in 1933 and moved to an apartment in Paris, France. During the last years of his life, Kandinsky’s style evolved significantly, managing to incorporate elements from all of his previous artistic periods (Great Synthesis). He gave birth to a series of novel non-geometric biomorphic forms that resemble microscopic organisms and introduced a new technique in his work to create a granular texture by occasionally mixing sand with his paint. His other masterpieces from this period include Dominant Curve and Composition X. 

Composition IX is the penultimate Wassily Kandinsky’s abstract painting titled Composition. The wide bands of color in the background offer dynamism and organizational peace, whereas the center of the composition, outlined in black, resembles a human embryo. Nonetheless, the rest of the overlapped shapes render an organic experience, and, just like in music, Kandinsky illustrated the contrast between tension and release, forte and piano, allegro and andante. Supposedly, the artist painted this Composition with only one preliminary sketch. He was able to transpose seamlessly onto the canvas his imaginary visions; truly impressive.