Wassily Kandinsky
1866–1944 · Russian · 30 artworks
ExpressionismDer Blaue ReiterAbstract ArtBauhausColor TheoryNon-representational FormsImprovisationSynesthesiaSpiritual Expression
artist bio
Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist, credited as a pioneer of abstract art. He believed that painting could be as expressive as music, using color and form to evoke emotions and spiritual experiences.
what you'll learn
Studying Kandinsky allows students to explore the expressive potential of color and form, moving beyond representational art to communicate emotions and ideas through abstraction. Students can learn how to use color theory and composition to create visually dynamic and emotionally resonant artworks.
related: Paul Klee, Franz Marc, Piet Mondrian, Kazimir Malevich
30 artworks
Kochel: Waterfall I
1900
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Winter Landscape
1909
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Landscape with a steam locomotive
1909
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Gabriele Munter
1905
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Okhtyrka. Red Church.
1908
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Rapallo boats
1905
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Murnau am Staffelsee
1908
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Landscape with factory chimney
1910
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Kochel Graveyard
1910
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Moonlight night
1907
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Old town II
1902
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Autumn in Bavaria
1908
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Walled City in Autumn Landscape
1902
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Autumn in Murnau
1908
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Moscow. Zubovskaya Square. Study.
1916
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Rapallo Grauer day
1905
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Forest edge
1903
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Park of St. Cloud
1906
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Okhtyrka, autumn
1901
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Comet
1900
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Lady in Moscow
1912
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Kochel – Gabriele Munter
1902
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Interior (My dining room)
1909
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Moscow. Smolensky boulevard. Study
1916
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Murnau with rainbow
1909
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Arab Town
1905
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Gabriele Munter painting
1903
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Houses at Murnau
1909
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Grungasse in Murnau
1909
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Study for sluice
1901
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