Is triangle really yellow? An empirical investigation of Kandinsky's correspondence theory

Empirical Studies of the Arts

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-182

  Kharkhurin, Anatoliy ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 84884141792     PISSN: 02762374     EISSN: 15414493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EM.30.2.d     Document Type: Article

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