Wassily Kandinsky was born in Russia in 1866. He studied law and economics but also took drawing and painting classes. He was inspired by the works of famous painters Rembrandt and Monet. When he turned 30 years old, he decided to abandon his career path to study painting in Munich. There he befriended Paul Klee, forming a sincere and long-lasting friendship. His interest in color was already present early in his artistic career as shown through works like Squares with Concentric Circles, Various Circles, Color Studies, Composition VIII, Yellow, Red and Blue, Blue Sky, and Gravitation.