Next comes “Sketch for Composition II” (1909-10); Kandinsky is backing into abstraction in this high-pitched landscape of a horse and rider, and numerous other figures.

In just two years, between 1908-10, Kandinsky painted some 120 landscapes there, ... For Composition VII Kandinsky made more than 30 preliminary studies, ...

Dec. 16 marks the anniversary of the birth of painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky, who revolutionized the way art is perceived. Russia Beyond presents 10 facts about the great artist.

Of the other two, “Arrival of the Merchants” (1905) depicts the figures with more precision, while the later work, “Composition II” (1910), is much more abstract. Image Draft for ...

Wassily Kandinsky's "Composition V"Image: picture-alliance/Heritage Images. Wassily Kandinsky was born on December 4, 1866 in Moscow. After studying law, he turned to art and moved to Munich in 1896.

Wassily Kandinsky’s Composition V. The Essay Artists and the Spirit World. Jennifer Higgie highlights the role of spiritualism and women artists at the beginning of western abstraction.