Wassily Kandinsky

@Artists & Painters, Facts and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter, popularly recalled in the art world as the Father of Abstract Art Russian Artists & Painters Artists Abstract Painters Sagittarius Celebrities Popularly known as the Father of Abstract Art, Wassily Kandinsky was an influential Russian painter and theorist. He was a leader in avant-garde art who resolved to expand the boundaries of art to a level unheard of in those days. One of the founders of the pure abstraction in paintings of the early 20th century, he gave up on law and economics to pursue his passion for art and no sooner created waves in the industry with his artistic passion and innovative sense. Interestingly, Kandinsky started a revolution in abstract art, which only evolved, matured and developed over a period of time, getting intense based on novel artistic experiences by painters and thinkers of the coming generations. What differentiated him from painters of his generation was his use of colors and its relation with music. While others used colors to provide just a description of nature or subject matter, he employed his palette of colors to express emotions and feelings. Though his works created controversies among his contemporaries and critics, he nevertheless carved a niche for himself in the world of art. He worked tirelessly creating abstract art that was rich in essence and worked with form and color to come out with the desired effect. While most of his paintings were lost in the Nazi raid and World War II, some of his artwork done in Germany continues to exist, eulogizing his artistic sensibilities and standing as the forerunner and pioneer of the modern age art.

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Birthday: December 16, 1866 Died on: December 13, 1944 Nationality: Russian Famous: Artists & Painters, Artists, Abstract Painters Spouses: Anna Chimiakina (m. 1892–1911), Nina Andreievskaya (m. 1917–1944) Known as: Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky Childrens: Vsevolod Kandinsky Information Detail Birthday December 16, 1866 Died on December 13, 1944 Nationality Russian Famous Artists & Painters, Artists, Abstract Painters Spouses Anna Chimiakina (m. 1892–1911), Nina Andreievskaya (m. 1917–1944) Known as Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky Childrens Vsevolod Kandinsky Universities Anton Ažbe's private school Academy of Fine Arts University of Moscow Birth Place Moscow Gender Male Sun Sign Sagittarius Born in Moscow Famous as Painters Died at Age 77

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He first tied the knot with his cousin Anna Chimyakina in 1892. However, the alliance did not work out for long and in 1903, he divorced her. During this time, he was romantically involved with Gabriela Munter. Unsplash Personal Life

He first met Nina Andreevskaya, daughter of Russian General in 1916. The two went into the wedlock the following year in the month of February. Unsplash Personal Life

He breathed his last following a cerebrovascular disease in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on December 13, 1944. Unsplash Personal Life

Wassily Kandinsky was born on December 16, 1866 to Lidia Ticheeva and Vasily Silvestrovich Kandinsky in Moscow. His father was employed as a tea merchant. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

At the age of five, he faced family crises as his parents separated. He moved to Odessa to live with his aunt. He attained his formal education from a grammar school. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

It was during the initial years that he learned the art of playing the piano and cello. He even studied drawing as a coach. These early experiences of color and music played a pivotal role in his life and infused in him the belief that each color had a mysterious life of its own. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Completing his preliminary education, he enrolled himself at the University of Moscow in 1886 to study law. He graduated from the university with an honors degree. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1889, he travelled to Vologda province to study their traditional criminal jurisprudence and religion. His experience at the Vologda along with his study of folk art inspired much of his former works. Unsplash Career

In 1892, he took up the position at the Moscow Faculty of Law. However, the same did not continue for long as two events changed the course of his life forever – watching an exhibition of French Impressionists in Moscow and hearing Wagner's Lohengrin at the Bolshoi Theatre. Unsplash Career

In 1896, he gave up on law and travelled to Munich to make a career out of art. He enrolled at the Munich Academy of Arts. However, much of what he learned was self-directed. Unsplash Career

At the beginning of the 19th century, he emerged as a theorist and a painter. Though his earlier works were based on conventional themes and art forms, much of his later work portrayed intense relationship between music and color. Unsplash Career

Unlike other painters of the era, his usage of colors on the canvas was extremely different. His palette of colors was used to express emotion rather than provide just a description of nature or subject matter. Unsplash Career

He is the founder of pure abstraction and often known as the Father of Abstract Art in the world of art. Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	December 16, 1866
Died on	December 13, 1944
Nationality	Russian
Famous	Artists & Painters, Artists, Abstract Painters
Spouses	Anna Chimiakina (m. 1892–1911), Nina Andreievskaya (m. 1917–1944)
Known as	Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky
Childrens	Vsevolod Kandinsky
Universities	Anton Ažbe's private school Academy of Fine Arts University of Moscow
Birth Place	Moscow
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Born in	Moscow
Famous as	Painters
Died at Age	77

Wassily Kandinsky

Russian

Dec 16, 1866

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