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Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky[a] (16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1866 – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in western art. Born in Moscow, he spent his childhood in Odessa, where he graduated from Odessa Art School. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics. Successful in his profession, he was offered a professorship (chair of Roman Law) at the University of Dorpat (today Tartu, Estonia). Kandinsky began painting studies (life-drawing, sketching and anatomy) at the age of 30. In 1896, Kandinsky settled in Munich, studying first at Anton Ažbe's private school and then at the Academy of Fine Arts. During this time, he was first the teacher and than the partner of German artist Gabriele Münter. He returned to Moscow in 1914 after the outbreak of World War I. Following the Russian Revolution, Kandinsky "became an insider in the cultural administration of Anatoly Lunachars

Wassily Kandinsky - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russian painter and art theorist (1866–1944) "Kandinsky" redirects here. For other uses, see Kandinsky (disambiguation) . Wassily Kandinsky Kandinsky, c. 1925 Born ( 1866-12-16 ) 16 December 1866 Moscow, Russia Died 13 December 1944 (1944-12-13) (aged 77) Neuilly-sur-Seine , France Citizenship Russia France (from 1939) Education Academy of Fine Arts, Munich Known for Painting Notable work On White II , Der Blaue Reiter Movement Expressionism ; abstract art Spouses Anja Chimiakina ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1

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