Blaue vier
DEFINITION
German for "the blue four." An alliance formed in 1924 by four painters, Paul Klee (Swiss, 1879-1940), Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866-1944), Lyonel Feininger (German-American, 1871-1956), and Alexei von Jawlensky (Russian, 1864-1941). They held exhibitions together in Germany, Mexico, and the United States.Examples: Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VIII, 1923, oil on canvas.