who is considered the father of abstract art
He is credited with painting one of the first recognised purely abstract works. Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa, where he graduated at Grekov Odessa Art school. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics. Successful in his profession -- he was offered a professorship (chair of Roman Law) at the University of Dorpat -- Kandinsky began painting studies (life-drawing, sketching and anatomy) at the age of 30.