We find here one of the simpler variants from the Suprematist period of Kazimir Malevich. The Russian painter would sketch out his ideas first on paper before then working with oils, often making use of very limited palettes of colour. This painting, Suprematist Composition with Plane in Projection, was entered into a high profile auction … Read more
A tilted blue triangle overlapping a larger black rectangle against a vacant white backdrop. Such basic elemental forms transformed modern art forever when Kazimir Malevich unveiled his radical Suprematist painting “Blue Triangle and Black Rectangle” in 1915. This sparse yet visually striking composition exemplified Malevich’s belief in the “supremacy of pure feeling” achieved through abstract … Read more
“Suprematist Composition: Airplane Flying” is a quintessential representation of Kazimir Malevich’s innovative approach to art, crafted meticulously in 1915. At a first glance, the viewer is met with thirteen contrasting rectangles in hues of black, yellow, red, and blue set against a pristine white background. However, diving deeper into its essence, one realizes that Malevich’s … Read more
Suprematist Composition is an iconic work of Russian avant-garde art created by pioneer of abstract art, Kazimir Malevich. Painted in 1916, this oil on canvas piece remained in the artist’s possession for over a decade until 1927 when it was given to German architect Hugo Häring. Also known as Suprematist Composition: Blue Rectangle Over Red … Read more
Suprematism Self Portrait in Two Dimensions continues Malevich’s obsession with abstract lines and shapes for the very art movement that he himself had created. Whilst many will immediately see the work of Kandinsky within this artwork, Malevich is more closely linked to the movement of Suprematism. Their careers overlapped in many ways, stylistically, but also … Read more
Here we find Kazimir Malevich working within his Suprematist style, which involved a new abstract world taking supremacy over reality. He wanted to disconnect completely from pre-conceived ideas when one viewed his paintings within this new style. This simple composition contains a solid red vertical line which sits centrally. A black line intercepts it just … Read more
This bright abstract artwork displays a style which dominated the oeuvre of Malevich across the middle of the 1910s. He would produce many paintings in this manner for a period of several years before then moving on from the original format of the Suprematist movement. Here we find some interesting shapes which form a fairly … Read more
This painting is one of the more complex and colourful interpretations from Malevich’s series of works which were labelled under the term, Suprematism. This particular piece was completed in 1915. The highly generic title for this painting makes it hard to find any specific information about it, particularly as the artist produced many works in … Read more
This painting leans a number of geometric shapes in the same direction, whilst keeping the overall composition fairly simple. Malevich here is providing another example of his Suprematist work, where reality was completely disconnected and a new environment consistenting of squares and circles would appear in its place. This painting was sold at Sotheby’s, London … Read more
Summer Landscape is a simple artwork by Kazimir Malevich which now resides within the Russian Museum in St Petersburg, Russia. The reduced detail and expressive colour makes this something akin to the Impressionist style. The generic title perhaps suggests that this was an experimental piece for Malevich, as he attempted to produce his own take … Read more