


Wassily Kandinsky Information
Wassily Kandinsky
(1866-
Russian painter born in Moscow December 4th, 1866. Kandinsky was a hugely important
innovator and one of the first creators of pure abstraction in modern art. Kandinsky
held numerous successful Avant-
A talented musician and pianist, he always maintained that music was the inspiration for most of his paintings, he associated the sound of music with colours.
His influence is evident to this day in items such as patterns on porcelain, wallpapers and floor rugs.
In 1933 Kandinsky left Germany and settled near Paris, in the town of Nevilly until his death on December 13th, 1944.