Talk:Wassily Kandinsky

message: I have removed the following paragraph from the article:
During the studies Kandinsky made in preparation for Composition IV, he became exhausted while working on a painting and went for a walk. While he was out, Gabriele Münter tidied his studio and inadvertently turned his canvas on its side. Upon returning and seeing the canvas (but not yet recognizing it) Kandinsky fell to his knees and wept, saying it was the most beautiful painting he had ever seen. He had been liberated from attachment to an object. As when he first viewed Monet's Haystacks, the experience would change his life. [citation needed]
I have only found such a claim in a few online articles which seem to be parroting and paraphrasing each other. I looked through the book "Kandinsky compositions" by Magdalena Dabrowski which contains all the drafts of Composition IV and none of them have a different orientation to one another.
This leads me to doubt the other paragraph too below where this one was, also needing a citation.  Allenthalben (talk) 00:52, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Composition IV

message: I saw the phrase 'Wassilly Kandinsky kills babies' in the article so i deleted it but methinks that the section between 1910-1914 has been removed, and I think it was there before, and I'ts the section i really need right now. I'm a new user, but if it's possible, does anyone know how to retrieve the missing content?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Colorend (talk • contribs) 19:22, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: A vandal is in our midst

message: I've gone through and changed some of the ambiguous American/English, UK. It is evident the writer is not an English speaker and has used both spellings. I've changed it to UK English. Alexandre8 (talk) 22:07, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: English/American spelling

message: I had heard somewhere that many of kandinsky's works were "double-sided", where each side of the canvas had a different painting. I don't know much about it though. Can anyone this? - 24.137.104.16 03:26, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  double-sided? 

message: Kandinsky Thought Musical notes were like paintings so kandinsky started to paint art "Abstract Art" which later on he became Famous for I believe that Kandinsky Died a couple of Days after completing his last Abstract compsition
Even Today we Still Do Abstact art of which was Kandinskys Finest creation  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.152.61.76 (talk) 21:39, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Abstract Art?

message: Maybe I've missed something, but why is the name spelt with a W in the title? I've never seen it spelt this way, and it doesn't make phonemic sense (if you get what I mean)... 61.9.204.168 05:35, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He studied in Germany, where "В" would be transliterated as "W".  That's got to have something to do with it. - THE GREAT GAVINI {T-C} 14:05, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Where's the evidence that he produced most of his works in Germany, first of all (Many of them, yes).  And since when does a name change based on where one does most of one's work?  In an English work, one would expect an English spelling (Vasily).  But, as I noted above, it seems a longstanding tradition to make an exception of Kandinsky, even though the plainly signed his name with an English "V" when he was monograming his first name.  AN explanation of why this has happened to the spelling must surely be historical and therefore, there has to be a citation somewhere - or if it's just uneven tradition (Russians who translate the name today into English translate it Vasily), perhaps it should be corrected.  Like Beijing instead of Peking.69.235.17.128 (talk) 06:36, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

text: well let the German-language page spell it with W.  This  is the English page.  Spell it with  V. 100.15.120.122 (talk) 01:15, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

text: They were removed in a fit of vandalism. I've restored them. —Angr 20:02, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  W instead of V? 

message: where are the paintings themself in the article? Did somebody take them away? Rob van Doorn 04:56, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: They were removed in a fit of vandalism. I've restored them. —Angr 20:02, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paintings, images 

message: The hay link just goes to hay in general, not Monet's haystacks, which can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystacks_(Monet) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.186.104.15 (talk) 01:07, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Haystacks 

message: Kandinsky was from Russia, which means his name was written with Cyrillic letters. In most other countries of the world these letters must be replaced by Latin letters. In this case they go by spelling. For a German his name sounds like "Wassily", for an English speaking person like "Vassily".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.176.68.233 (talk) 20:41, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Shouldn't this article be renamed Vasily Kandinsky as per Wikipedia:Romanization of Russian? The W makes him seem Polish. --D. Monack | talk 08:47, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Then why is the monogram on all his paintings from about 1918 onward VK?69.235.17.128 (talk) 06:37, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Transliteration of name

message: As it stands, this page is not good. It has elements of poor English, is strongly subjective and poorly referenced throughout. In contrast, the German page on Kandinsky is well referenced, informative and has a better section on Kandinsky's life outside art. I suggest translating the German wholesale - any other opinions? Ben1983 (talk) 20:32, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I did not see a single Kandinsky painting on the German page..nice picture of Gabriele Münter (same pictures in the Gabriele Münter article here) though. I prefer this version...Modernist (talk) 21:29, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Translation from German... 

message: I know that some other artists have separate pages detailing their influences in popular culture, like Dali's dripping clocks etc. Curious if one would be appropriate for Kandinsky, I can think of 2 mainstream films which mention him more than in passing: Six Degrees of Separation uses 2 of his paintings to define the central themes in the film, and Double Jeopardy uses the main villain's love of the painter as a plot point to catch him. I would guess that other references have been made, particularly for such an influential painter...67.32.198.135 (talk) 18:42, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Appearance in popular culture... 

message: Wassily Kandinsky is in use here correctly, although variations like Vassily Kandinsky are commonly seen. For consistency only the Wassily variation is used...Modernist (talk) 23:52, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I understand consistency - but with what?  WHen did this tradition begin and when did it become "consistent"?69.235.17.128 (talk) 06:40, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it means "consistency within the article" it gets confusing if the name's spelling keeps changing with a single article. Kiore (talk) 07:20, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Spelling

message: This article is very full regarding his art and its place in history, but it is very light on the man, his family and his personal history and relationships. Can anyone add more to his actual biography?
90.210.66.2 (talk) 03:12, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Additional details regarding his actual biography, also the circumstances of his death should be added. Hubertgrove (talk) 06:13, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kandinsky's life 

message: Hi. A Wassily Kandinsky painting from the Van Abbemuseum, is currently nominated for deletion on Commons. If anybody considers it useful for Wikipedia, it could be uploaded here, as being from 1910 it is in the public domain in the US. --Elekhh (talk) 00:37, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image pending deletion on commons 

message: thankyou, this page has been a great help for my studies:D  — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChavsRcool (talk • contribs) 16:32, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cheas 

message: kandinsky was very famous for his artwork for the simplisity and colementary colour work  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.160.249 (talk) 18:56, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  artwork  

message: This link: Wassily Kandinsky at Fine Arts Presentations features some artworks and a short bio of Wassily Kandinsky ... he is one of several Anthroposophically-inspired artists in the Anthroposophical Collection at this e.Gallery. Does the community believe this additional link in the External Links section would enhance this document? The elibrarian (talk) 14:13, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It does not connect to anything in the articles in which it appears, does not reference anything specific or make or underscore anything in the article and it is not a valid reliable source. It also connects to a larger link that engages in advertising and selling products, as well as itself. See WP:EL...Modernist (talk) 14:25, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The article is about Kandinsky, and the link is to a page that has Kandinsky's works ... seems relevant to me. Perhaps it could be included in the Paintings by Kandinsky part of External Links? What makes a site "valid and reliable?" Fine Arts Presentations is part of The e.Lib, Inc., and has been on the Internet since 1992. Its sister site, Rudolf Steiner Archive, is quoted in many Wikipedia articles. There are several links on this page, as well as other Wikipedia pages, that use third party Ads and accept donations: there would be very few sites on the 'Net if it weren't for this. What are your suggestions? The elibrarian (talk) 16:04, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links to Fine Arts Presentations 

message: Kandinsky held a deep resentment of the "White Russian" monarchy.This rumored due a seduction/bastard by a member of the  royal family from which his name was derived,(see- Ivan The Terrible).As per the cured exhibition from the Guggenheim his importance began in the painting of the fireworks over Moscow in 1917 celebrating the inception of a new Communist nation.His next painting of importance is a nearly identical painting of cobalt blue background with magenta and yellow sparse fireworks celebrating the end of Russia's first 5 year plan (1922).From there his themes promoted the ideals of achievement in arts and science under the collective inclusion and education of the masses.Appealing to the common people he initially used icons as would appear in the stained glass windows of the holy churches replacing the figures of saints with symbols of these arts and sciences.Beloved by Lenin, he remained free to travel and mingle among the elite Europeans and cultivate relationships within that art community.Combining iconic meaning with an emerging organic structure of design form became an enduring trait of "Communist" art(see- murals Diego Rivera).
   Alas, Kandinsky was undone due own intellectual want of freedom.After surviving the Nazi decimation of art in Germany, he pursued the existential thinking of Russian authors and was sent to gulag under Stalin.His paintings of this period, while purloined, exist in sepia tones.
   While never cavalier, Kandinsky's work after his release avoided literal interpretation.And therefore some are dismissive of his body of work.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.117.136.70 (talk) 21:02, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kandinsky- politics & history communism 

message: in the second line - "He is credited with painting....." change "is" to "has" - "He has created with painting....." - grammatical correction.
Kunjesh (talk) 06:43, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: Improper grammar correction based on what you've provided here. —  (e • t • c) 07:00, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 December 2014 

message: The statement "music is abstract by nature—it does not try to represent the exterior world, but expresses in an immediate way the inner feelings of the soul." is inaccurate, in addition to being a blankey statement. There is, in fact, music that aims to represent the outside world. Drsmoo (talk) 06:56, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: This kind of music that tries vainly to represent the outside world is so mediocre and so insignificant that it doesn't deserve to be called music according to Michel Henry, but only noise. This kind of "music" is only the empty transposition of the scientistic and positivist ideology to music. The essence of music is only to express the feelings of the human soul. This is not a vague and general statement, but a short summary of Arthur Schopenhauer's philosophy of music as discussed in his book The world as will and representation (see Michel Henry, Seeing the invisible. On Kandinsky, pp. 111-118 for more precisions). Philippe Audinos (talk) 10:41, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Music "does not try to represent the exterior world" 

message: The main paragraph under the heading Return to Russia states that Kandinsky's "spiritual, expressionistic view of art was ultimately rejected by the radical members of the Institute." The use the term "radicals" implies that their view was NOT the consensus of the Institute as a whole. Is this the case? If in fact the Institute as a whole generally rejected Kandinsky's ideas, the pejorative term "radicals" should be deleted.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.189.166.173 (talk) 13:24, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarification Needed on the Use of the Term "Radicals" of the Institute 

message: The third paragraph under the heading Blue Period refers to Kandinsky's written work "On the Spiritual In Art." This work is later referred to as "Concerning the Spiritual in Art." It seems both titles are indeed used, but the latter is much more common.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.189.166.173 (talk) 13:39, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correct Title for Kandinsky's Treatise About the Spiritual in Art 

message: There are two different birth dates given in this article, one in the body and another in the bio box. SFelleman (talk) 12:00, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the alert, it's fixed now. Every reliable source I checked on Kandinsky either gives only the Julian date (December 4), or gives the Julian date before the Gregorian date (December 16). In order to follow this convention, I scuttled the Template:OldStyleDate which automatically puts the Gregorian date first. Ewulp (talk) 02:05, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradictory birth dates 

message: Is the "In Popular Culture" section of value?173.72.115.21 (talk) 14:46, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Pop culture?

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message: There is not much here about the artist's personal life. How did he die? Where did he live in France during WW2? Did he have children? Obviously, because the article mentions a grandson but there are basic facts missing. What about his friendships with other artists in the collectives he was part of? Who influenced him? What occurred during his travels? There is rightly a lot of detail on his theories about color & line but not much information on what influenced him to become the person and artist that he became. These are not irrelevant details, they connect the artworks to the creator & the context that he worked in. I want to know more. 2601:1C0:6D00:845:6CDA:320:FB33:BAE3 (talk) 21:19, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Personal life?

message: Why for the love of god is his name still being written as Wassily?
/w/ does NOT exist in Russian and it's an incorrect transliteration, no matter how you try to justify it. 
You may as well write Уасилий Уасилевич. Or why not correct his patronym to Уасилеуич while you're at it? May as well go the full mile.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.26.51.34 (talk) 18:52, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Because that is the name he is known by. Obviously it is not the "English-style" romanisation, because he worked in Germany, where "Wassily" is the natural romanisation. Imaginatorium (talk) 10:12, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Transliteration 

message: To add to this article:  mention of Kandinsky's first wife, Anna.  Why is this basic information not already included in this article (and why does the infobox not include mention of his wives and child? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 09:57, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: To add to article

message: Although this wiki goes through the art journey of Vassily Kandinsky, talking about influences and his own advances into different forms and styles but still the wiki falls short in explaining what makes a Kandinsky unique in terms of expressions and impact on generations. I am trying to capture the same under signature style. Especially his association with music and Russian folk art in his paintings. 
Chinmay  (talk) 06:25, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:   Signature Style in the works of Wassily Kandinsky 

message: Is there any value in listing contemporary exhibitions of Kandinsky's works around the world? I imagine there are dozens of them. Maybe remove the Exhibitions section or only list exhibitions during Kandinsky's lifetime? Alex Bakharev (talk) 05:45, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The Grove source here says: "" So I guess we need to reinstate that claim? But it does not square with the claim in the article: "" Was there another, unknown child? Furthermore, searching online, I've found Anton S. Kandinsky who claims to be the great-grandson of Wassily, presumably the son of Aleksey. But Grove says nothing about Aleksey every marrying or having children. Any suggestions? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:50, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

text: The current source for that claim is this which says nothing like that? I see that oxfordreference.com also has nothing on his family. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:55, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: It wouldn't be 'reliable' anyway, the only other reference I could find was a blog that says both that he was well known for having only one child who died young,  AND refers to his grandson.   I've contacted the blog writer to see if they have access to any good sources for either claim! I wonder if anyone on ru.wikipedia might be able to help,  I'll ask. JeffUK 19:57, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: This http://ereserve.library.utah.edu/Annual/ARTH/4500/Karl/kand.pdf Explicitly mentions Kandinsky's childlessness as a possible explanation for some of his work. JeffUK 20:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: ru:Kandinsky, Vasily Vasilievich seems to have even less information on the subject than here. So you might be searching for pearls in a salt mine over there. But many thanks for that info. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:46, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

text: I have it on good authority that Anton was NOT the great-grandson of Kandinsky (I emailed one of the sources, who are in the process of taking down the claim!)  I can't use that here but I think we have enough sources that say Kandinsky had only 1 child,  and NO sources explaining how Anton was Kandinsky's grandson (i.e. who his father was) I think leaving it out is the right thing for now. JeffUK 14:07, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Many thanks. I have left a note at Talk:Aleksey Ivanovich Kandinsky. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:38, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exhibitions sections