1866–1944

Wassily Kandinsky

Pioneer of non-objective abstraction whose theoretical writings — On the Spiritual in Art (1911) — argued that color and form could function like music, freed of representational duty.

News: Wassily Kandinsky’s Betonte Ecken Leads Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale (Artlyst, November 5, 2026).     Christie’s has chosen a Wassily Kandinsky painting to lead its 20th-century evening sale. Betonte Ecken, painted in 1922 and 1923, carries an estimate of $60 million to $80 million. The Nahmads, a prominent art-dealing family, are the consignors. It is a heavyweight lot from a pivotal…

News: Christie’s London evening sales total £219m Led By An Early Kandinsky (Artlyst, October 15, 2026).   Christie’s 20th- and 21st-century evening auctions in London achieved £219 million, or $289.4 million, a decent result that sat at the lower end of the house’s estimates. The top lot was an early Wassily Kandinsky, Das bunte Leben (1907), which sold for £31.6 million ($41.8 million), above…