Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (16 December 1866 – 13 December 1944) was one of the greatest Russian artists of the 20th century and a leading exponent of Expressionism, both painter and art theorist. Together with a number of other Munich based artists, he founded the "Der Blaue Reiter" art movement, one of the most influential groups of German Expressionism. 

Kandinsky renowned as an outstanding 20th century colourist had a strong physical sensitivity to certain colours which he was able to 'hear' as well as 'see' - a condition called synaesthesia. He is also credited with creating some of the first abstract art of the 20th century.

Among his most notable works are "Blue Rider" (1903), "Black Frame" (1922) and "Several Circles" (1926). He is regarded as one of the leading expressionist painters and arguably the greatest of the early abstract painters.