Wassily Kandinsky born in Moscow moved to Munich in 1896 and studied at the art school of Anton Azbe. He founded the “Neun Kunstlervereinigung ” in 1909 with the artist Alexej Jawlensky and was a member of “Der Blauen Reiter” from 1911. Became a teacher in the Bauhaus 1922-23 before moving to France.Towards the end of his life, Kandinsky turned towards geometric shapes and with surrealist elements also appearing.