Wassily KandinskyWassily Kandinsky

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Wassily KandinskyBirth- December 4th, 1866Death- December 13th, 1944Gender- maleRussian-born (born in Moscow)One of the “great masters of modern art”Called the “Originator of abstract art”

Wassily KandinskyBirth- December 4th, 1866Death- December 13th, 1944Gender- maleRussian-born (born in Moscow)One of the “great masters of modern art”Called the “Originator of abstract art”

Major Personal EventsMajor Personal Events

Moved to Odessa Russia when he was 5 His family liked to travel -went to Venice, Rome, and Florence when

he was young As a young boy he played the cello and piano, and he liked to write

and draw He was fascinated by buildings such as the Kremlin in Moscow Did not start painting until he was 30 When he was 30 he moved to Munich Germany Went to school there at Anton Azbe Before he was 30 he studied law for 10 years In the 1890’s in Moscow, he visited the French impressions museum,

which had a big impact on his art

Moved to Odessa Russia when he was 5 His family liked to travel -went to Venice, Rome, and Florence when

he was young As a young boy he played the cello and piano, and he liked to write

and draw He was fascinated by buildings such as the Kremlin in Moscow Did not start painting until he was 30 When he was 30 he moved to Munich Germany Went to school there at Anton Azbe Before he was 30 he studied law for 10 years In the 1890’s in Moscow, he visited the French impressions museum,

which had a big impact on his art

Major Historical EventsMajor Historical Events

World War 1 (1914) Russian Revolution

-he had been in Russia during this time Appointed as a professor at the University of

Moscow- 1920 1921, the Soviet Union (Russia) no longer

appreciated art- Kandinsky left Russia and moved to Germany

World War 1 (1914) Russian Revolution

-he had been in Russia during this time Appointed as a professor at the University of

Moscow- 1920 1921, the Soviet Union (Russia) no longer

appreciated art- Kandinsky left Russia and moved to Germany

Stylistic TraitsStylistic Traits

Bright color Watercolor Designs incorporating different shapes and patterns

-In his early work he used “strong straight line strokes combined with powerful patches of color”

Influenced by folk art -his early work was based on it

Kandinsky believed that the colors and shapes of a painting was more important to recognize than to know what the painting was really supposed to be have- abstract art

He liked and used the analogy of music in his paintings- created the painting yellow sound- influenced by Richard

Wagner with his “Music dramas”•In 1910 Kandinsky created 1st abstract watercolor

Bright color Watercolor Designs incorporating different shapes and patterns

-In his early work he used “strong straight line strokes combined with powerful patches of color”

Influenced by folk art -his early work was based on it

Kandinsky believed that the colors and shapes of a painting was more important to recognize than to know what the painting was really supposed to be have- abstract art

He liked and used the analogy of music in his paintings- created the painting yellow sound- influenced by Richard

Wagner with his “Music dramas”•In 1910 Kandinsky created 1st abstract watercolor

Specific WorksSpecific WorksQuickTime™ and a

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Farbstude Quadrate (1913)

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Color Studies

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Several circles (1926)