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Wassily Kandinsky (Russian painter, first name pronounced as [vassi:li]) (December 4, 1866 O.S., (December 16, 1866 N.S.) ? December 13, 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist. One of the most important 20th-century artists, he is credited with painting the first modern abstract works. Kandinsky was born in Moscow but spent his childhood in Odessa.
He enrolled at the University of Moscow and chose law and economics. Although quite successful in his profession -- he was offered a professorship at the University of Dorpat -- he started painting studies (life-drawing, sketching and anatomy) at the age of ......read all related info... |
