Vasili (vaˈsilij). 1866–1944, Russian expressionist painter and theorist, regarded as the first to develop an entirely abstract style: a founder of der Blaue Reiter
Kandinsky in American English
(kænˈdɪnski) or Kanˈdinsky (ˈvæsəˌli) (kænˈdɪnski)
ˈWassiˌli (ˈvæsəˌli) 1866-1944; Russ. painter in Germany & France