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Wassily Kandinsky

Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was both an influential painter and art theorist, who is credited with developing abstract art.

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Between Russia and Germany — Arts.Unveiled

Historical traces of German-Russian migration: repatriates and refugees from the revolution.
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Yoko Ono and John Lennon kissing in a black-and-white image on the cover of the "Double Fantasy" album.

9 famous couples with a creative bond

Love can power creativity. Here is a selection of world-renowned artist couples who have mutually inspired each other.
ArtsMarch 18, 202318 images
Wassily Kandinsky watercolor painting called "Gebogene Spitzen"

Lost Kandinsky masterpiece sells for over €1 million

The "art-historical sensation" ended up selling for over three times the estimated value.
ArtsJune 20, 2021
Kandinsky's 'Painting With Houses'

Disputed Kandinsky won't be returned to Jewish heirs

A court has decided that an Amsterdam museum can keep a painting sold by the Lewenstein family during Nazi occupation.
CultureDecember 16, 2020
Kandinsky, Der blaue Reiter (1903)

Nature meets art: Inspiring landscapes

In the early 20th century, Lake Kochel was a hot-spot for young artists later known as Expressionists.
CultureMay 23, 202002:10 min
Gabriele Münter's Street Scene in Tunis, shown at the exhibition in Cologne's Museum Ludwig

Strong woman of German modernism

Gabriele Münter was expressive and eager to experiment — and she decisively influenced modern art in the 20th century.
CultureSeptember 13, 2018
Euromaxx Ausstellung Farbe

A riot of color at the Centre Pompidou-Metz

A French exhibition, featuring artists like Matisse and Yves Klein, explores the power of color.
LifestyleMay 29, 201804:00 min
Deutschland - Maler in der Ramsau

Inspiring landscapes in Germany

German landscapes have regularly inspired artists to produce great works.
TravelFebruary 1, 201712 images
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The Russian avantgarde in Chemnitz 

An exhibition of works by Russian artists is on show in Chemnitz.
CultureJanuary 23, 2017
Photo: Museum Barberini, Potsdam

Barberini Museum: A home for impressionism

Potsdam's Barberini Museum - spearheaded by patron and billionaire Hasso Plattner - is opening its doors.
ArtsJanuary 20, 2017
Wassily Kandinsky, First abstract watercolor

Why Kandinsky chose to make abstract art

With his abstract forms and bold colors, born 150 years ago on December 4, Wassily Kandinsky was a revolutionary.
CultureDecember 2, 2016
Wassily Kandinsky - Moscow(1916)

Master of abstract art: 150th anniversary of Wassily Kandinsky's birth

With his abstract paintings, Wassily Kandinsky revolutionized art history - but his work wasn't always appreciated.
CultureDecember 2, 20168 images

Franz Marc and the Blaue Reiter

An exhibition in Munich shows how Franz Marc and the Blauer Reiter revolutionized the art world.
March 7, 2016
Kandinsky's "Bild II Gnomus", Copyright: Theaterwissenschaftliche Sammlung, Universität zu Köln

Kandinsky and Mussorgsky: When art inspires art

Kandinsky's designs for his only stage production, based on Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," are now on show.
March 3, 2016
Deutschland Dessau "Bild II Gnomus" Ausstellung Bühnenbild-Entwürfe von Wassily Kandinsky

Kandinsky and Mussorgsky: When art meets music

Kandinsky created a stage production of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition." The original designs are now on show.
CultureMarch 1, 20168 images

Pretty good friends

Artists Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky were rivals as well as good friends.
January 18, 2016

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Solidarity with Ashraf Fayadh, meeting Zeruya Shalev and farewell to David Bowie.
January 18, 2016
WChUTEMAS exhibition at Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin, Copyright: "DW/Katsiaryna Kryzhanouskaya

The Russian Bauhaus

Russia's avant-garde art school has long been overshadowed by its famous German counterpart, Bauhaus.
December 17, 2014
Ein Bild mit der Beschriftung "Kazimir Malevich - Supremus" liegt am 13.06.2013 bei einem Pressetermin im Keller im Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) in Wiesbaden (Hessen). Bei einer Razzia in mehreren Bundesländern und im Ausland haben Fahnder eine mutmaßliche Bande von Kunstfälschern hochgehen lassen. Sie sollen laut BKA seit 2005 mehr als 400 gefälschte Gemälde verkauft und mehrere Millionen Euro verdient haben. Foto: Fredrik von Erichsen/dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Faking it, Russian style

Art forgery in Russia is on the rise. More than half of the works are suspected to be fake.
July 25, 2013

Inspirational landscapes

Inspirational landscapes
June 27, 20138 images
"Supremus," a painting thought to be by the Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich.

Faking it

Art forgery is booming, and it's often good enough to fool the experts. Only technology can help.
June 17, 2013
Renovated Lenbachhaus in Munich

Blue Rider

Munich's Lenbachhaus museum is putting Kandinsky and Richter in a new light.
May 7, 2013
Franz Marc, The Red Horses, 1911

Recollected art

Museum Folkwang in Essen has reconstructed its original collection prior to Nazi plundering.
March 20, 2010
The Bauhaus Masters, left to right: Albers, Scheper, Muche, Moholy-Nagy, Bayer, Schmidt, Gropius, Breuer, Kandinsky, Klee, Feininger, Stolzl, Schlemmer.

Long Live Bauhaus

Bauhaus, the design movement that originated in the German city of Weimar, turns 90 on April 1.
March 29, 2009

Murnau: The Artist's Muse

A 45-minute drive south of Munich will take you to the town of Murnau, a picture-book Bavarian settlement where visitors can chew the fat with world-renowned artists or just absorb the landscape that has inspired them.
August 27, 2006

Guggenheim Masterworks Heading for Bonn Residency

While there is no dearth in impressive art exhibitions on display in Bonn, the arrival of some of the Guggenheim Collection's greatest impressionist, modern and contemporary works is likely to cause quite a stir.
July 19, 2006

Germany's Next MoMA?

As part of its controversial global expansion project, New York's Guggenheim museum is hoping to mirror the success of the 2004 MoMA in Berlin exhibit by bringing its masterpieces to Bonn next year.
September 29, 2005

I Smell Something You Can't See

Tuesday is red, the sound of a soprano hitting a high note is green. Seeing tones and words in color are some of the things that people with the rare gift of synaesthesia experience.
December 11, 2004