Painterly Realism of a Football Player—Color Masses in the 4th Dimension is believed to have been completed by Malevich in around late 1915, just as he was throwing himself entirely into this new world that he himself termed Suprematism. The label itself for this movement came from how he believed that flat shapes and lines … Read more
Painterly Realism of a Boy with a Knapsack – Color Masses in the Fourth Dimension is a painting from 1915 by Russian abstract artist, Kazimir Malevich. It is amongst his most simple artworks of all, featuring just two rectangles upon a blank background. Malevich produced many different iterations along the same style of abstract shapes … Read more
On the Boulevard is a gouache and charcoal on paper artwork by Kazimir Malevich which dates from around 1911. It features a style and tone that might remind some of the work of German Expressionist, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. We find in front of us here an ageing gentleman dressed in a thick yellow suit who … Read more
Artist Malevich continues to reduce his compositions down to just a few lines and shapes here, in an approach which became termed Suprematism. The arrangement here gives a clear cross shape, perhaps suggesting a religious connotation, though further study is required to determine any precise meaning that may have been included here. One cannot get … Read more
Morning in the Village after Snowstorm (Utro posle v’iugi v derevne) is today found in the Guggenheim Museum within the US. It was completed in 1912, just before the artist moved on, stylistically. For several years he would work within this approach, a type of Cubism mixed with Futurism, where gradients of colour would be … Read more
Марфа и Ванька, or Marpha and Van’ka, was a modern artwork by Kazimir Malevich from around 1929. By now the artist was ageing and this would be one of his final paintings from a long and highly distinguished career. The portrait comes from a series of work which is known as his 2nd Peasant Cycle … Read more
Little Village is a painting by Kazimir Malevich which was finished in 1908 and is now a part of a large collection in the Netherlands. This complex piece features a charming landscape which might remind some of the work of Klimt and Kandinsky. This delightful painting features a large number of dwellings which are equally … Read more
Landscape with Five Houses makes use of a bright colour scheme which almost feels slightly Mediterranean, which would not be in keeping with Malevich’s upbringing within the Russian Empire of the early 20th century. As with most of this artist’s abstract pieces, the title sums up perfectly what can be found within the composition. The … Read more
Пейзаж с белым домом was the original Russian title given to this painting by its creator, Kazimir Malevich. It translates directly as Landscape with a White House and is a lesser known but entirely charming piece from this artist’s considerable and varied oeuvre. This small artwork from 1929 is only around half a metre tall … Read more
This bright landscape scene was completed by Kazimir Malevich in 1911 and is somewhat unusual when considering the main themes and styles of his career. The abstract style, coupled with a relaxed delivery of form could remind some of Gustav Klimt’s landscapes, perhaps also of related artists Egon Schiele and Franz Marc. They all made … Read more