Wassily Kandinsky
Russian
Dec 4, 1886 - Dec 13, 1944

Overview:
Many artists use color to express aspects of life. Wassily Kandinsky, on the other hand, was of the opinion that colors were endowed with their very own lives. His paintings, with their incredibly vivid coloration, are in many cases pure representations of this idea.

Kandinsky did not so much paint subjects as much as he painted, well, colors. A piece like "Green Composition," for example, has no discernible subject. Some of the elements might be representational; is that a mountain range, perhaps? The clear focus of the piece, however, is color. The greens and other colors are almost impossibly bright and attractive.

While colors are important in any painting, they are obviously particularly crucial to the work of Kandinsky. When looking for reproductions of Kandinsky's works, make sure to find prints that do justice to the colors involved. The Kandinsky prints found here at Art Auction Fundraiser.com have been specially selected for their recreation of the power of Kandinsky's painting style.

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