In Blue 1925 By Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky was a 19th and 20th century Russian artist who is credited as being the first purely abstract artist

Kandinsky studied first at the local art school and then went to complete his studies in Moscow. He went on to study in Munich, but this was interrupted by the outbreak of World War 1 at which point he returned to Moscow to continue abstract oil painting on canvas

Kandinsky returned to Germany during 1920 to teach at the Bauhaus School of Art in Munich but when it was closed by the Nazi's, he moved to France

It was in France that the majority of Kandinsky oil paintings were completed but his art spans both the Expressionism and Post-Impressionism art movements

Kandinsky famous art includes Der Blaue Reiter, The Blue Rider 1903 is an early painting from his pre-abstract period which provides an insight into the direction of his future work

The Blue Rider painting is famous for the name it shares with Der Blaue Reiter art movement which lasted from 1911 to 1914 and included Kandinsky plus other famous expressionist artists Franz Marc and August Macke

Wassily Kandinsky famous paintings include Composition VIII 1923 which is on view at the Guggenheim Museum in New York whilst Several Circles painted in 1926 is another Guggenheim Museum treasure. Circles in a Circle 1923 is held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Kandinsky's Black Lines 1913 is a popular square oil painting whilst Squares with Concentric Circles is an iconic painting instantly recognizably as being a prime example of Kandinsky's abstract art.

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