Ranked #20 in Art, Ranked #22 in Art History — see more rankings.
A pioneering work in the movement to free art from its traditional bonds to material reality, this book is one of the most important documents in the history of modern art. Written by the famous nonobjective painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), it explains Kandinsky's own theory of painting and crystallizes the ideas that were influencing many other modern artists of the period. Along with his own groundbreaking paintings, this book had a tremendous impact on the development of modern art.
Kandinsky's ideas are presented in two parts. The first part, called "About General Aesthetic,"... more
Kandinsky's ideas are presented in two parts. The first part, called "About General Aesthetic,"... more
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Concerning the Spiritual in Art is ranked in the following categories:
- #42 in Aesthetics