Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1866 – 13 December 1944) was an influential Russian painter and art theorist. He is credited with painting one of the first purely abstract works. Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics. Successful in his profession—he was offered a professorship (chair of Roman Law) at the University of Dorpat—Kandinsky began painting studies (life-drawing, sketching and anatomy) at the age of 30.
Born in Moscow, Wassily Kandinsky trained as a lawyer, but turned to art after visiting an exhibition of Monets work. He is credited with painting of the first purely abstract works. Download Kandinsky lifework and meet one of the greatest Russian painter and a theorist with 4 categories on your iPad and iPhone.
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1. Artistic Metamorphosis (~1911)
2. The Blue Rider (1911~1913)
3. Return to Russia (1914~1921)
4. Bauhaus & late Years (1922~)
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