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Wassily Kandinsky began as a law student in Russia, but traveled to Germany and France to study art. He was first inspired by Claude Monet's Haystacks (1890-91), as you can see from his own painting, Landscape with Tower (1909). One day, he came home and saw his Landscape with Tower from a distance. From that distance, he only saw the formalistic qualities of the painting (i.e. color, gestural brush strokes), which inspired him to focus on color and form as stated in his book, Concerning the Spiritual in Art. Moreover, Kandinsky explains in his book that Realism only pleases the audience physically in their eyes, but not spiritually or psychologically. So, he was also inspired by color, form, and music because these three things are purely abstract, and thus, please the mind in a psychological way. Consequently, his art progressed towards non-objectivity, as evidenced by his Black Lines (1913).
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Why Wassily Kandinsky is important historical artist?
Wassily Kandinsky is an importnant historical artist because he was modernistic
How many brother and sisters did wassily Kandinsky have?
Wassily Kandinsky had 3 brothers and 4 sisters
What other 3 names is Wassily Kandinsky called?
I do not think Kandinsky is known under any other name, because Wassily Kandinsky is his real name. When he signed his pictures he wrote 'Kandinsky'.
Who was Wassily Kandinsky's family?
People
How did wassily kandinsky pass away?
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was born 4 December 1866 and died on 13 December 1944.
