{"product_id":"kandinsky-revolution-de-la-peinture-basic-art","title":"Kandinsky - Revolution in Painting (Basic Art)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring his artistic career, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWassily Kandinsky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1866–1944) not only transformed his own style, he also changed the course of art history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving started with figurative paintings and landscapes, he then embarked on a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003espiritual, sensitive, and rhythmic use of line and color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and is now considered the author of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efirst abstract painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to being an artist, Kandinsky was also a teacher and theorist, and his interest in music, poetry, philosophy, ethnology, the occult, theater, and myth fed into his paintings and engravings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was part of the two influential groups of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBlaue Reiter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (the Blue Rider) and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBauhaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and left behind fascinating visual works, but also great treatises such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eConcerning the Spiritual in Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the key principles he expounds are the correspondences \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebetween painting, music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and mystical experience, and the purification of art that moves away from material realism towards \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eemotional expression, notably condensed by color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book highlights major works by Kandinsky to present his palette of vibrant colors, shapes, and emotions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy tracing the radical evolution of the artist's style, it shows how one painter's journey opened the way for abstract expression to generations of artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"© 2026 Le Grimoire Ancien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56880367894853,"sku":"9783836507417","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1007\/1333\/3061\/files\/kandinsky-revolution-de-la-peinture-basic-art-8342313.jpg?v=1778592438","url":"https:\/\/legrimoireancien.com\/en\/products\/kandinsky-revolution-de-la-peinture-basic-art","provider":"© 2026 Le Grimoire Ancien","version":"1.0","type":"link"}