Vasily Kandinsky

Hardback

Main Details

Title Vasily Kandinsky
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Hajo Duchting
SeriesThe Great Masters of Art
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:80
Dimensions(mm): Height 204,Width 140
Category/GenreArt and design styles - Abstract Expressionism
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9783777427591
ClassificationsDewey:759.7
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Hirmer Verlag
Imprint Hirmer Verlag
Publication Date 25 May 2017
Publication Country Germany

Description

Vasily Kandinsky was one of the first painters of abstract art and a founding member of the Blue Rider movement. Although he trained as a lawyer, Kandinsky abandoned this career path to devote himself to art, both as a creator and an influential teacher and theorist at the Bauhaus. Over time, Kandinsky's works grew more abstract, and he is best known for large, expressive paintings that free color from form and line. The book covers the entire span of his career, focuses in particular on his time at the Bauhaus, where he collaborated with Lyonel Feininger and Paul Klee. Lively, accessible, and lavishly illustrated, this new book offers a concise introduction to the life and work of this great master of art.

Author Biography

Hajo Duchting is an artist, art historian, and the author of numerous books on twentieth-century art. Markus Muller is director of the Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso in Munster. Klaus Fussmann is a German contemporary artist whose work was awarded the Villa Romana Prize and the Art Award of Darmstadt.