Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was a Russian painter credited as being
among the first to truly venture into abstract art. He persisted in
expressing his internal world of abstraction despite negative criticism
from his peers. He veered away from painting that could be viewed as
representational in order to express his emotions, leading to his unique
use of colour and form. Although his works received heavy censure at the
time, in later years they would become greatly influential.