Dec. 16 marks the anniversary of the birth of painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky, who revolutionized the way art is perceived. Russia Beyond presents 10 facts about the great artist.

In 1922, Kandinsky settled in Germany where he began teaching at the Bauhaus school of architecture and applied art. He became a German citizen in 1928, but fled for France in 1934 after the Nazis ...

Wassily Kandinsky, born in Moscow, Russia in 1866, is celebrated as a pioneer of abstract art. Originally trained in law and economics, he began studying painting in earnest at the age of 30 ...

KS1 Art and Design learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers. ... Learn key facts about Wassily Kandinsky and find out more about his life and art style.

Kandinsky was also a keen art theorist, publishing his own book in 1912 called Concerning the Spiritual in Art, in which he set out his theory on how colour could provoke a rich, ...

Wassily Kandinsky. The German artist Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) is considered to be the first entirely abstract artist. Prior to World War II, Kandinsky was part of the Expressionist group Der ...

Not only is “Play a Kandinsky” a unique and personal look at an artist’s experience and process, but it’s also a fascinating embodiment of a condition that, like the art it inspired, can ...

Wassily Kandinsky, best known as the pioneer of abstract painting, kept a trove of sketchbooks between 1889 and 1935.Twelve of these sketchbooks are now the focus of a new release from No More Rulers.