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.
Product Information
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.
General Fields
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- : Flame Tree Publishing
- : Flame Tree Publishing
- : 0.75
- : 01 November 2014
- : 23.10 cmmm X 20.30 cmmm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 September 2015
- : books
Special Fields
- : James Peacock
- : Hardback
- : New edition
- : en
- : 759.7
- : 128
- : 100 colour illustrations