Sign by Wassily Kandinsky
Untitled Improvisation III by Wassily Kandinsky
Yellow Border by Wassily Kandinsky
Accent on Pink by Wassily Kandinsky
Reciprocal Accords by Wassily Kandinsky
Contrasting Sounds by Wassily Kandinsky
Akhtyrka, Park by Wassily Kandinsky
Arab City by Wassily Kandinsky
Bearded Old Man by Wassily Kandinsky
Painting with Houses by Wassily Kandinsky
Binz auf Rügen (Twilight) by Wassily Kandinsky
Clear Air by Wassily Kandinsky

Where to See Wassily Kandinsky

29 museums worldwide

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About Wassily Kandinsky

Russian · 1866–1944 · Expressionism, Modernism

abandoning a legal career at thirty after hearing colours at the Bolshoi Theatre, then writing the first theoretical framework for abstract painting

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Wassily Kandinsky's works are held in 29 museums worldwide, including Musée National d'Art Moderne, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Lenbachhaus.

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🇦🇲 Armenia

1 museum

🇫🇷 France

2 museums

🇩🇪 Germany

4 museums

🇮🇹 Italy

1 museum

🇯🇵 Japan

1 museum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

3 museums

🇷🇺 Russia

4 museums

🇪🇸 Spain

2 museums

🇨🇭 Switzerland

1 museum

🇺🇸 United States

10 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Wassily Kandinsky influenced by?
    Wassily Kandinsky was inspired by the approaches to light and colour taken by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet. He also believed that art can be a manifestation of spirituality, so he created abstract paintings, lithographs, and wood engravings.
  • What materials did Wassily Kandinsky use?
    Kandinsky painted with oil on canvas, cardboard, or wood, and with tempera on coloured paper. He also used gouache and oil on board, oil and sand on canvas, and oil on glass; throughout his career, he painted watercolours with crisp, bold brushstrokes of translucent colour over pencil or ink, flowing wet washes, or fine particles of sprayed pigment obscuring the paper.
  • How did Wassily Kandinsky become an artist?
    As a child, Wassily Kandinsky loved to paint, and the effects of colours on him were deep. He acknowledged his long-standing fascination with painting by refusing a professorship of law in 1896[8] and leaving for a full-time study of art in Munich.
  • Was Wassily Kandinsky a good person?
    According to Nina Kandinsky, Wassily Kandinsky charmed all who met him with his manners, dignity, and natural elegance. He was called "The Prince" by his circle of friends, and there was nothing brusque about him.
  • Is Wassily Kandinsky famous?
    Wassily Kandinsky is known as a pioneer of abstract art, and he explored the effects of colour through paint. He was a leader of new ideas, and his art changed from figurative paintings.
  • Why did Wassily Kandinsky make abstract art?
    Kandinsky's theories are based on the principle of "inner necessity", which he defines as the guiding principle in all realms of spiritual.
  • Did Wassily Kandinsky have synesthesia?
    The connection between colour and sound was not metaphorical for Wassily Kandinsky, as he experienced synesthesia: he heard colours and saw sounds. He assigned specific correspondences, such as yellow being middle C on a brassy trumpet, and black being closure.
  • Was Wassily Kandinsky a christian?
    According to reports from his relatives and friends, Wassily Kandinsky was a practicing member of the Russian[8] Orthodox Church and an avid collector of old icons. Photographs of his Munich apartment and his house in Murnau show many Christian images; for example, a photograph from 1911[8] shows him sitting at his desk in his Munich apartment at 36 Ainmillerstraße.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Wassily Kandinsky's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Van Abbemuseum Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Sprengel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] wikidata Wikidata: Q61064 Used for: identifiers.
  8. [8] wikipedia Wikipedia: Wassily Kandinsky Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book ajay, 38774.indb Used for: biography.
  10. [10] book Susie Hodge, Art Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  11. [11] book Susie Hodge, Artistic Circles Used for: biography.
  12. [12] book Susie Hodge, Artists and Their Pets Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  13. [13] book Susie Hodge, ArtQuake Used for: biography.
  14. [14] book Susie Hodge, ArtQuake: The Most Disruptive Works in Modern Art Used for: biography.
  15. [15] book guggenheim-guggenh01solo Used for: biography.
  16. [16] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
  17. [17] book guggenheim-kandinskyinparis00barn Used for: biography.
  18. [18] book guggenheim-memorialexhibiti00reba Used for: biography.
  19. [19] book guggenheim-vangoghexpressio00gogh Used for: biography.
  20. [20] book guggenheim-vasilykandinsky100solo Used for: biography.
  21. [21] book Kandinsky Watercolors Used for: biography.
  22. [22] book Barasch, Moshe; , Modern Theories of Art 2 Used for: biography.
  23. [23] book Wassily Kandinsky, Point and Line to Plane Used for: biography.
  24. [24] book Maria Taroutina, The Icon and the Square Used for: biography.
  25. [25] book Charlene Spretnak (auth.), The Spiritual Dynamic in Modern Art _ Art History Reconsidered, 1800 to the Present Used for: biography.
  26. [26] book Piotr Barsony, The Stories of the Mona Lisa Used for: stylistic analysis.

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