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Kandinsky

Avant-garde painter of Russian origin (1866-1944)

  • Fame67.8
  • Momentum1.1
  • Artists rank#61
Source-basedStable
  • Fame67.8
  • Momentum1.1
  • Artists rank#61
  • Wikipedia72.7K
Lived 1866–1944, aged 78
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    87 languages
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  • Era
    1866–1944
    Aged 78
  • Known for
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    2017
Summary
Updated 2026-08-30

Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist active in Germany during the late Belle Époque and Interwar eras. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art. Born in Moscow, he began painting studies at the age of 30.

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Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist active in Germany during the late Belle Époque and Interwar eras. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art. Born in Moscow, he began painting studies at the age of 30.

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67.8
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Momentum1.1
Historical26.6
Source confidence70.0
Completeness70.0
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#61
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