Category Archives: Wassily Kandinsky

Compositions, Impressions and Improvisations by Kandinsky

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

Impressions III (Concert) was painted by Kandinsky soon after he had attended a concert by Arnold Schonberg in Munich in 1911 and according to the exhibition catalogue notes the painting should be looked upon as:  ”…one of modern art’s most … Continue reading →

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Grüngasse in Murmau by Wassily Kandinsky

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

In my last blog I was following the life story of Wassily Kandinsky and had reached the juncture in his life, 1901, when he had opened up his own art school, Phalanxschule, in Munich.  The previous winter, along with help … Continue reading →

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The Isar near Grosshessolohe by Wassily Kandinsky (1901)

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

My last blog featured the German artist Gabriele Münter and I talked about her relationship with her one-time art teacher and lover, the Russian painter and gifted writer, Wassily Kandinsky.  Today I am going to delve into his early life … Continue reading →

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The Blue Mountain by Gabriele Münter

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

A couple of blogs ago I looked at the life of Frida Kahlo and, in the course of following her life story, talked about her husband the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera.  Although Frida was an artist in her own right, … Continue reading →

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