English translation by: Ilmar Lehtpere. Translation of: Wassily Kandinsky, 1866-1944 : Revolution der Malerei. Includes chronology.

Kandinsky's beginnings: "Mother Moscow" 1866-1896 -- Metemorphosis: Kandinsky in Munich 1896-1911 -- Breakthrough to the abstract: "Der Blaue Reiter" 1911-1914 -- Russian intermezzo 1914-1921 -- Point and line to plane: Kandinsky at the Bauhaus 1922-1933 -- Biomorphic abstraction: Kandinsky in PAris 1934-1944 -- Picture analysis: Red spot II -- Wassily Kandinsky 1866-1944: a chronology.