Rose-Carol Washton Long, "Kandinsky: Early Years," October 24, 1964
In 1964, Rose-Carol Washton Long, renowned Kandinsky scholar and former research fellow at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, explored Vasily Kandinsky’s move from a loose painterly style to the rigid geometric abstraction of the Bauhaus years. In this clip she discusses the impact of the time he spent in Russia in 1916, where he encountered the stark geometric abstraction of Kazimir Malevich, who, like Kandinsky, was influenced by Theosophy and sought to imbue his painting with spiritual and cosmic significance.
