Abstract painting "Composition VIII" (1923) by Wassily Kandinsky, limited reproduction, Giclée on canvas

About Wassily Kandinsky 1866-1944, abstract Expressionist, co-founder of the artist group "The Blue Rider" Kandinsky, like no other, wrote the "Alphabet of the Art of the 20th century". In his abstract painting, he brought the original power of color and composition without distraction by illustrating object -like effects. In his opinion, the mystery could only be recorded and represented by the abstract clash of color and graphic form. Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow in 1866 and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France in 1944. The economist and a doctorate in law decided in 1896 with his move to Munich for an artistic career and began studying art here. In the painting school "Phalanx" he founded in 1901, he met his future partner of the Munich Years Gabriele Münter. Many trips through Europe and Tunis shaped its visual expressions through the various impressions. Gabriele Münter acquired a house in Murnau in 1909, which caused a longer phase of stay in the mountain town and in Munich.