THIS LUXURY OBJECT HAS BEEN EXCLUSIVELY CREATED TO SHOWCASE THE WORK OF VASILY KANDINSKY, THE FOUNDER OF ABSTRACT PAINTING. PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS ALONG WITH ESSAYS BY LEADING EXPERTS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE EVOLUTION OF THE ARTIST'S WORK THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER. THE RICHLY ILLUSTRATED IN-DEPTH BIOGRAPHY EXAMINES KANDINSKY'S PERSONAL LIFE AND CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT. THIS BOOK ALSO CONTAINS A STANDALONE FACSIMILE OF KANDINSKY'S ORIGINAL GRAPHIC SERIES FROM 1922, 'SMALL WORLDS'.
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FOREWORD
THE INVENTION OF ABSTRACTION
HELMUT FRIEDEL
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RUSSIAN BEGINNINGS
MODERNISM'S PROPHET
OR ITS ADVERSARY?
NOEMI SMOLIK
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MOTLEY LIFE
THE DREAM OF A GOLDEN AGE
REINHARD SPIELER
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THE BLUE RIDER
PAINTING ALONE WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR US
ANNEGRET HOBERG
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IN MOSCOW 1915-1921
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO PAINT A LARGE
MOSCOW LANDSCAPE
EVELYN BENESCH
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BAUHAUS 1922-1933
THE INNER QUALITY OF THE NUT
CHRISTIAN WOLSDORFF
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IN PARIS 1933-1944
KANDINSKY'S THIRD HOME
CHRISTIAN DEROUET
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BIOGRAPHY
ANNEGRET HOBERG
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CATALOGUE OF WORKS ILLUSTRATED
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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INDEX