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The spirit, like the body, can be strengthened and developed by frequent exercise. Just as the body, if neglected, grows weaker and finally impotent, so the spirit perishes if untended.

Wassily Kandinsky

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Wassily Kandinsky
Age: 77 †
Born: 1866
Born: January 1
Died: 1944
Died: January 1
Art Theorist
Artist
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Lawyer
Painter
Printmaker
Teacher
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Visual Artist
Moscow
Russian SFSR
Wassily Wassiljewitsch Kandinsky
Vasili Vasilevich Kandinsky
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Health
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