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Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (Russian: Василий Васильевич Кандинский, Vasiliy Vasilyevich Kandinskiy, 16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1866 – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is generally credited as the pioneer of abstract art. Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa (today Ukraine), where he graduated at Grekov Odessa Art school. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics. Successful in his profession—he was offered a professorship (chair of Roman Law) at the University of Dorpat (today Tartu, Estonia)—Kandinsky began painting studies (life-drawing, sketching and anatomy) at the age of 30.

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Born	Vassily Vassilyevich Kandinsky 4 December 1866 Moscow, Russia
Died	13 December 1944 (aged 78) Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Gabriele Munter 1877-1962 Painter · m. 1902; div. 1914 info edit

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Nina Kandinsky 1896-1980 · m. 1917 info edit

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