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Who was the artist famous for using circles?

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Who was the artist famous for using circles?
The artist who was famous for using circles was Wassily Kandinsky. The Russian-born painter and theorist dedicated his life to using abstract compositions of form and color to express deep emotion as well as to visually depict the language of music. He embraced styles such as Surrealism and Fauvism. He was a leading figure in bringing together Der Blaue Reiter in 1911, a group of avant-garde artists in Munich, including Paul Klee and Franz Marc, who explored spiritual concepts through their art as a response to the materialism of the time. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Wassily Kandinsky art.
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Wassily Kandinsky, Komposition, from XXe siecle, 1939
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Komposition (Composition), from the album XXe siecle, Chroniques du jour, 13 rue Valette (5e), Directeur G. di San Laz...
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1930s Modern Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Wassily Kandinsky, Two Riders Against Red, from XXe siecle, 1938
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Zwei Reiter vor Rot (Two Riders Against Red), from the album XXe siecle, Chroniques du jour, 13 rue Valette (5e), Dire...
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1930s Modern Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

"Comets" original lithograph
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1938 and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve (volume 1, number 2). Kandinsky was invited to contribute an original compositi...
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1930s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Klänge: Zwei Reiter vor Rot (Two Riders in Red), Roethel #95
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Original color woodcut 4.13 x 6.19 in (10.49 x 15.72 cm) Framed 13.88 x 15.94 in #95 in the catalogue Raisonné of Kandinsky's Graphic Works by Hans K. Roethel
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1910s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Bunt im Dreieck
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in London, GB
Wassily Kandinsky
 Bunt im Dreieck, 1965
 Lithograph in colours on Arches paper
 Signed in the plate
 50 x 37.5 cm
 Sheet: 64 x 45.7 cm Framed: 69.2 x 56 cm
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1960s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Schwartzer Fleck" original woodcut
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference Roethel 145. Printed in Paris in 1938 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 3). Image size: 7 x 8 1/2 inches (170 x 218 mm). Sheet ...
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1930s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

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