Arts: Wassily Kandinsky is often called the inventor of abstr…

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Did you know? Wassily Kandinsky is often called the inventor of abstract painting. According to his own anecdote he once saw a painting upside down in his studio — it looked fantastic without his recognising the subject. From that moment on he started making abstract works (around 1910).

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Wassily Kandinsky is often called the inventor of abstract painting. According to his own anecdote he once saw a painting upside down in his studio — it looked fantastic without his recognising the subject. From that moment on he started making abstract works (around 1910).

Wassily Kandinsky wordt vaak de uitvinder van de abstracte schilderkunst genoemd. Volgens een eigen anekdote zag hij ooit een schilderij ondersteboven in zijn atelier — het zag er fantastisch uit zonder dat hij de inhoud herkende. Vanaf dat moment ging hij abstracte werken maken (rond 1910).

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