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The provided text is an extensive Wikipedia article detailing the life, career, and artistic philosophy of Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), a pioneering Russian painter and art theorist credited with abstraction in Western art. The source systematically covers his early life and education, including his studies in law and economics before pivoting to painting, and outlines his significant artistic periods such as the "Blue Rider Period" and his time teaching at the Bauhaus. It further explores Kandinsky's conception of art as a spiritual and prophetic endeavor, noting his influential theoretical writings like Concerning the Spiritual in Art and Point and Line to Plane, and concludes with information on his personal life, the art market for his works, and issues related to Nazi-looted art.