Wassily Kandinsky Masterpieces of Art
Author(s): James Peacock
Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books this book focuses on Wassily Kandinsky, a renowned Russian-born painter, wood-engraver and lithographer who is often regarded as one of the earliest pioneers of abstract art. Beginning with a fresh and thoughtful introduction to Kandinsky's life and art, Wassily Kandinsky Masterpieces of Art goes on to showcase his key works in all their glory; spanning his early paintings inspired by Russian folk art and fairy tales to his later works characterised by contrasting colours and striking geometric shapes.
General Information
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- : Flame Tree Publishing
- : Flame Tree Publishing
- : 0.75
- : 01 November 2014
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 September 2015
- : books
Other Specifications
- : James Peacock
- : Hardback
- : New edition
- : en
- : 759.7
- : 128
- : 100 colour illustrations
More About The Product
Michael Kerrigan is author of Asian Art and Modern Art from the 'World's Greatest Art' series, and co-author of The Architecture Style Spotter's Guide along with a great many other books and articles on art, culture and history. He lives in Edinburgh, where he writes regularly for the Scotsman newspaper and is a book reviewer for The Times Literary Supplement and the Guardian.