Wassily Kandinsky began his painting career at the age of 30, rather late considering his important role as one of the founders of abstract painting. Deeply devoted to the creation of art that melds the inner world of the artist with the outer world of visual influences, Kandinsky triumphed by successfully uniting these two spheres in works of art that are amazingly beautiful, emotionally stirring, and intellectually challenging.

Kandinsky’s vision was that art synthesizes the artist's inner world of emotion and the outer world of appearances. And as the inner and outer world come together in the form of a painting, form and content merge in a spiritual or even transcendental way. Kandinsky strove to transform this philosophy from one of words into one of paint. Most would argue that he achieved this goal magnificently.