Pollock was inspired by Kandinsky and Kandinsky and Chagall exhibited at the same time and Chagall had his own path. As one of the founders of the Blue Rider Group, I'd say he didn't follow but led. read more
Despite the similarities between the group's moniker and the title of Kandinsky's 1903 painting, the artists actually arrived at the name "Der Blaue Reiter" as a result of the combination of Marc's love of horses and Kandinsky's interest in the symbolism of the rider, coupled with both artists' penchant for the color blue. read more
A few years later, in 1911, a like-minded group of young artists formed Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) in Munich, after the rejection of Wassily Kandinsky 's painting The Last Judgment (1910) from a local exhibition. read more