wassily kandinsky's fascinating journey towards his goal of non-objective 'abstract'
painting is chronicled in this lavishly illustrated collection of representative works from
his rich and varied output. Included are examples of his early work,influenced by Russian
fairy tales and legends,his landsc apes of Murnau with their violent oppositions of hue,his woodcuts, paintings on glass and examples of works from his imperssions,improuisations and composition series leading right through to his structured geometric paintings carried out while he was teaching at the Bauhaus.Well known works such as Battle/Cossacks are includeb,and also the recently rediscovered painting,Abstract Composition/Painting with a Circle of 1911.