Wassily Kandinsky

Russian painter who created some of the first purely abstract artworks, freeing color and form from representation.

ABOUT

Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian-born painter and art theorist who became one of the most important pioneers of abstract art in the early 20th century. Born in Moscow in 1866, he initially pursued a career in law and economics, only turning seriously to art in his thirties after being profoundly moved by an exhibition of French Impressionists, particularly Monet's Haystacks. This late start didn't hinder him—it gave him a mature, philosophical approach to his revolutionary ar…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Odessa, Port 1898 · Tretyakov Gallery Kochel - Waterfall I 1900 · Lenbachhaus Akhtyrka, Red Church 1900 · Russian Museum Akhtyrka, Autumn 1901 · Lenbachhaus Binz on Rugen, 1901 1901 · Christie's Munich 1901 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Claude MonetImpressionism Paul KleeExpressionism

Influenced

Jackson PollockAbstract Expressionism Mark RothkoColor Field Painting Willem de KooningAbstract Expressionism