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Vassily Kandinsky (Moscow, 1866 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944) was a Russian painter, precursor of abstraction in painting and art theorist, with he is considered to begin lyrical abstraction.
The artist has a special place in the history of contemporary art, as a promoter and drive the first decisive move of abstract art.