1. Wassily
Kandinsky

2. Wassily Kandinsky was born in
December 1866 in
Moscow, Russia. As a child he
loved music and learned to
play the piano and the cello.

3. After Kandinsky left school he
became a teacher. When he was 30
years old he left and started
studying art.

4. Kandinsky’s artwork is called
ABSTRACT.
His paintings are made up of lots
of shapes.

5. Here is what
his work
.
looks like
Yellow, Red, Blue, 1925
Composition VIII, 1923
What shapes can
you see?
What colours can
you see?

9. Kandinsky’s favorite musician was Richard
Wagner.
He loved to listen to Jazz. He listened to
music to help decide what colors and shapes
to use.

10. Kandinsky said
“I see colors when I listen to

11. Kandinsky died on the 13th December
1944.
He was 78 years old.