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Wassily Kandinsky
Russian painter and art theorist (1866–1944)
"Kandinsky" redirects here. For other uses, see Kandinsky (disambiguation).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Wassilyevich and the family name is Kandinsky.
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky[a] (16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1866 – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in western art. Born in Moscow, he spent his childhood in Odessa, where he graduated from Odessa Art School. 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 (today Tartu, Estonia). Kandinsky began painting studies (life-drawing, sketching and anatomy) at the age of 30.
In 1896, Kandinsky settled in Munich, studying first at Anton Ažbe's private school and then at the Academy of Fine Arts. He returned to Moscow in 1914 after the outbreak of Wor
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Biography
Biography Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)
Early Life
Wassily Kandinsky was born into a wealthy family of merchants in Moscow in 1866. His parents divorced when he was five-years-old and he spent most of his childhood in Odessa.
In 1892, he married his cousin, Anna Chimyakina, and accepted a position teaching law at the university in Moscow. In letters and interviews, Kandinsky always talked about his early life and how he was deeply influenced by music and colors. Some scholars believe that the artist was a synesthete, an individual who synthesizes color and sounds simultaneously. Eventually, the pull on Kandinsky’s artistic inclinations overwhelmed him. At the age of 30, he enrolled in art school in Munich.
Germany
Kandinsky’s wife had never intended to marry an artist, so the couple eventually split. They did not officially divorce until 1911, but Kandinsky began a live-in affair with Gabriele Münter. A single woman living with a still-married man caused quite the scandal, but the relationship continued until the outbreak of WWI.
The artist made waves with his rad
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Wassily Kandinsky - Biography
Painting by Wassily Kandinsky - 1866-1944
Murnau with Church
Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian artist, is recognized as the pioneer and theoretician of abstract painting in the 20th century. In 1910, while attending an Islamic art exhibition in Munich — a style characterized by intricate ornamentation and the prohibition of human figure depictions — Kandinsky was inspired to create his first abstract painting.
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Wassily Kandinsky Biography
Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow in 1866, into a cultured bourgeois family, and showed early talent in music, learning to play both the piano and cello. Initially studying law and economics, he began his career as a law professor at Moscow University after completing his exams. Known for his diverse interests and a natural aptitude for self-education, Kandinsky demonstrated a unique ability to acquire new skills throughout his life.
In 1895, Kandinsky attended an exhibition in Moscow
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