1866-1944

Examines the life and art of Vasily Kandinsky, regarded as one of the principal founders of abstract painting, discussing his original contributions to aesthetic theory, featuring two treatises by the artist, and including reproductions of forty of his major works.

A visual biography of Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky.

Describes how Wassily Kandinsky's creative life was profoundly shaped by a neurological condition called synesthesia which caused him to experienced colors as sounds and sounds as colors.

Presents a picture book biography of Russian painter Vasily Kandinsky and how his first paint box ever given to him got him started on his prolific art career.

Presents a facsimile of Charles Davenport's 1911 "Heredity in Relation to Eugenics," the first textbook on human genetics to appear in the twentieth century, and includes twelve essays that explore questions about genetic variation, mental illness, nature versus nurture, human evolution, and others that preoccupied Davenport and continue to challenge scholars a century later.

Examines the life and work of twentieth-century Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, generally regarded as an originator of abstract painting, and showcases some of his masterpieces.

Surveys the life and work of nineteenth-century Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, analyzes his masterpieces, explains them in their historical and social context, and includes more than three hundred full-color reproductions of his paintings.

Chronicles the life and career of nineteenth-century Russian painter Vasily Kandinsky, and features reproductions of selected works he completed between 1898 and 1941. Includes a time line.