The blue rider painting by wassily kandinsky
Wassily kandinsky abstract art!
The Blue Rider (Kandinsky)
Painting by Wassily Kandinsky
| The Blue Rider | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Wassily Kandinsky |
| Year | |
| Medium | oil on card |
| Dimensions | 55cm ×60cm (22in ×24in) |
| Location | Private collection |
The Blue Rider (German: Der Blaue Reiter) is an oil painting executed in Bavaria in by the Russian emigré artist Wassily Kandinsky.
Where was wassily kandinsky born
It is now held in a private collection in Zürich, and shares its name with an almanac and the art movement he would co-found with Franz Marc in the early s.
Background
Kandinsky was born in Moscow in , the only son of a tea merchant.[1] When his parents divorced, he was sent to live with an aunt; it was his life there when he first discovered the magic of colours.
At university, he decided to study Economics and Law, passing his exams "with ease".[1] Shortly after marrying his cousin, after seeing one in Monet's series of paintings Haystacks, he was faced with a dilemma to