Even odder ..................Wassily Kadinsky..........was born in Moscow, Russia.......but he died in Paris, France...........the Nazis took Paris and the country of Holland..........Flying Dutchman......what a code indeed...........


Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist. He is credited with painting one of the first recognised purely abstract works. Wikipedia

Born: December 16, 1866, Moscow, Russia

Died: December 13, 1944, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

On view: Museum of Modern Art, MORE

Periods: Abstract art, Expressionism, Post-Impressionism, MORE

Influenced by: Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, MORE

Spouse: Nina Andreievskaya (m. 1917–1944), Anna Chimiakina (m. 1892–1911