Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (1866 - 1944)
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in western art, possibly after Hilma af Klint.
Kandinsky's creation of abstract work followed a long period of development and maturation of intense thought based on his artistic experiences. He called this devotion to inner beauty, fervor of spirit, and spiritual desire inner necessity; it was a central aspect of his art. Some art historians suggest that Kandinsky's passion for Abstract art began when one day, coming back home, he found one of his own paintings hanging upside down in his studio, and he stared at it for a while before realizing it was his own work, suggesting him the potential power of abstraction.
| Date and place of birt: | 16 december 1866, Moscow, Russia |
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| Date and place of death: | 13 december 1944, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Nationality: | Germany, Russia, France |
| Period of activity: | XX, XIX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist |
| Art school / group: | Der Sturm, Neue Sachlichkeit Hannover, Neuen Secession, Novembergruppe, Société des artistes indépendants , The Blue Rider, Баухаус, Бубновый валет |
| Art style: | Abstractionism, Degenerate art, Expressionist, Post-impressionist |
