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Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) was a Russian Empire painter, university teacher and visual artist.

Also recorded as Wassily Wassiljewitsch Kandinsky; Vasili Vasilevich Kandinsky; Vasilii Vasilevich Kandinskii; Vasily Vasil'yevich Kandinsky; Vasilij Kandinski; Vasilij Vasil'evic Kandinskij.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with Expressionism, Symbolism and Bauhaus. Work is classified under abstraction and landscape painting. Places of work recorded in the authority include Paris, Munich and Weimar. Works named in the authority record include Composition VII. Catalogue entries for paintings state support, medium, dimensions and signature. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

avant-garde painter of Russian origin (1866-1944)

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Wassily Kandinsky”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q61064: Wassily Kandinsky

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