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 PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS ALONG WITH ESSAYS BY LEADING EXPERTS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE EVOLUTION OF THE ARTIST'S WORK THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.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