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What is Kandinsky famous for?
Kandinsky is famous for his work as an artist. The Russian-born painter and theorist dedicated his life to using abstract compositions of form and color to express deep emotion as well as to depict the language of music through visuals. Wassily Kandinsky was part of a crucial moment in 20th-century art history. He embraced styles such as Surrealism and Fauvism and was a leading figure in bringing together Der Blaue Reiter in 1911. This group of avant-garde artists in Munich included Paul Klee and Franz Marc and explored spiritual concepts through art as a response to the materialism of the time. Some of Kandinsky’s most famous works include Composition VIII, Composition VII, Several Circles, The Blue Rider and Circles in a Circle. Shop a collection of Wassily Kandinsky art on 1stDibs.
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Bogenschütze (Roethel 79), XXe Siècle, Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, n°3, July-August-September 1938. Published and printed und...
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1930s Modern Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

"Orientalisches" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. (Catalogue reference Roethel 106). Printed in 1975 on Arches paper for the "Homage to Kandinsky" special edition of the art revue XXe Siecle. Image size: 4 ...
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1970s Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Composition (Roethel 201), XXe Siècle, Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, n°5-6, February-March 1939. Published and printed under th...
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1930s Modern Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

"Schwartzer Fleck" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference Roethel 145. Printed in Paris in 1938 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 3). Image size: 7 x 8 1/2 inches (170 x 218 mm). Sheet ...
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1930s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Bunt im Dreieck
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in London, GB
Wassily Kandinsky
 Bunt im Dreieck, 1965
 Lithograph in colours on Arches paper
 Signed in the plate
 50 x 37.5 cm
 Sheet: 74 x 45.5 cm
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1960s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Message Intime
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in OPOLE, PL
Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) - Intime Mitteilung (Message intime) Etching and aquatint in color from 1925. The editon of 52/300. Dimensions of work: 57 x 45 cm. Monnogramed and ...
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1950s Symbolist More Prints

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Watercolor, Etching

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