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Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.

Wassily Kandinsky

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Wassily Kandinsky
Age: 77 †
Born: 1866
Born: January 1
Died: 1944
Died: January 1
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