wassily kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian native, has been quite an inspirational artist throughout history. Kandinsky was a pioneer painter of abstract masterpieces. ... Wassily Kandinsky was born on December 4, 1866 in Moscow. ... From early on in his life, Kandinsky acquired a love for travel. His parents moved to Florence in 1869 where the young Kandinsky attended Nursery School. When his fathers health began deteriorating in 1871, Wassily and his parents moved back to Russia, this time to the smaller town of Odessa. ... Kandinsky cherished the watercolors he received from his aunt, and began painting small pictures as early as age five. His parents seemed to be the type of people who would have supported their sons artistic ambitions had he actually had them, but for Kandinsky, painting was only a hobby and not a career. After Kandinskys parents divorced, Kandinsky lived with his aunt, Elizaveta Tikheeva. ... The cello fascinated Kandinsky; he became quite an excelled cellist and also found a love for playing the piano (Kandinsky, v-x).