DAISY AMES

i finally had the opportunity to visit the guggenheim restrospective on russian painter, wassily kandinsky. he was born in 1866, studied law and economics, decided to make a career as a painter at the age of thirty, taught at the bauhaus, lived through three wars and died in 1944. he is credited with producing the first abstract paintings in 1908, ie Autumn Landscape with Boats, below.

though his paintings are not my cup of tea, i enjoyed learning about his journey towards his artistic career having had a strong foundation in academic areas, which would have seemingly provided more lucrative income at the time.

for more on wassily kandinsky:

guggenheim retrospective

wikipedia page - wassily kandinsky

nytimes article - kandinsky helps gugg set record