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Composition IV Wassily Kandinsky, 1911
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Composition IV

Wassily Kandinsky Β· 1911

Why it's great

Kandinsky named his biggest, most carefully planned paintings Compositions. In Composition IV (1911) you can still find hints of mountains, riders and a castle hiding in the zigzagging black lines and bright colors.

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About the artist

Wassily Kandinsky

1866–1944 Β· born in Moscow Β· died in Neuilly-sur-Seine

Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow and trained as a lawyer before becoming a painter at age 30. He lived in Russia, Germany and later France. He is considered one of the first artists to paint truly abstract works, using color and shape like music. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris, in 1944.

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