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Kandinsky, Wassily (1866-1944)

Creator details

Name
Kandinsky, Wassily (1866-1944)
Nationality
Russian
Biography
Kandinsky was raised and educated in Moscow, but left for Munich in 1896 to attend art school. There he was exposed to the paintings of the French Impressionists and the music of Wagner, which inspired him. In Germany, he was active in the foundation of several different art schools and artists' groups, most notably 'Der Blaue Reiter.' His theoretical texts were also published internationally. In 1914, he returned to Moscow, where he collaborated with Malevich and Tatlin. In 1922, he began teaching painting at the Bauhaus in Weimar, while continuing to paint and publish treatises on painting. Kandinsky became a naturalized German citizen in 1928, and later a French citizen. Russian artist.
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Assets (597 in total)

Composition, 1930 (w/c and indian ink)
Grey Square, 1923 (pen & ink and w/c)
Composition VIII. 1923 (painting)
Composition No. 7, 1913 (oil on canvas)
On White II, 1923 (oil on canvas)
Composition No. 224, 1920 (oil on canvas)
Intersecting Lines, 1923 (oil on canvas)
Untitled, 1925 (w/c on paper)
Several Circles, 1926 (oil on canvas)
In the Grey, 1919 (oil on canvas)
Weiches Hart (Soft Hard) 1927 (oil on canvas)
Houses in Munich, 1908 (oil on cardboard)
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