Kandinsky

by Hajo D chting

Overview

Throughout his artistic career, Wassily Kandinsky transformed not only his own practice, but the course of art history itself. This essential guide traces Kandinsky’s rich repertoire to present the painter, engraver, teacher, and theorist credited with the first modern abstract painting and with one of the keenest theoretical minds of 20th-century art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783836507462
Publisher:	TASCHEN
Publication date:	10/23/2015
Series:	Basic Art
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Hajo Düchting (1949–2017) studied art history, philosophy, and archaeology in Munich, where he gained his doctorate in 1981 with a thesis on Robert Delaunay’s Windows series. After working in museum and adult education, he moved on to teaching posts and guest professorships at the universities of Munich, Kassel, Leipzig, Saarbrücken, and Mainz. Düchting published numerous articles on the art of the modern era, color theory, and the teaching of art, and authored a number of TASCHEN titles, including Paul Cézanne, Wassily Kandinsky, and Georges Seurat.