Hinterglasmalerei kandinsky biography

Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian artist, is recognized as the pioneer and theoretician of abstract painting in the 20th century.

In , 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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A hundred years ago, on December 4, , Vasily Kandinsky was born in Moscow.

A hundred years ago, on December 4, , Vasily Kandinsky was born in Moscow.

Having roots in Russian folk life, glass painting allowed Kandinsky to maintain a hold on his own spiritual world through a medium and technique directly.

Gabriele Munter was the first of Kandinsky's group to experiment with the Bavarian technique of painting on glass.

Wassily Wasilyevich Kandinsky was born on 16 December in Moscow, in a well-to-do family of a businessman in a good cultural environment.

This document provides context for an exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum celebrating the th anniversary of artist Vasily Kandinsky's birth.

Wassily Kandinsky Biography

Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow in , 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