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Red Spot II Wassily Kandinsky, 1921
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Red Spot II

Wassily Kandinsky Β· 1921

Why it's great

A bold red spot sits in the middle of a lively whirl of black arcs, triangles and stripes, as if the whole painting is a firework. Kandinsky painted this in 1921, soon after he moved back to Germany.

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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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