Landscape with a White House by Kazimir Malevich

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

Landscape (1911) by Kazimir Malevich

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

Lamp, Musical Instruments by Kazimir Malevich

Lamp, Musical Instruments by Kazimir Malevich

Kazimir Malevich’s evocative painting, “Lamp, Musical Instruments,” a masterful oil on canvas sized at 87.5 x 73.5 x 5cm, finds its home in the revered Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Painted in 1913, during an epoch of profound artistic exploration in Europe, the work subtly weaves together the interplay of musical instruments and abstract symbols. … Read more

The Knifegrinder by Kazimir Malevich

This painting is loosely dated to 1912/1913 and there has been a lack of clarity to many of this artist’s work because of his lack of documentation. The artwork is sometimes referred to its full title of The Knife Grinder (Principle of Glittering) and it can be found at the Yale Unviersity Art Gallery which … Read more

Head of a Peasant Girl by Kazimir Malevich

1913 marked the arrival of this Cubist portrait and Malevich, its creator, was soon to go on a stylistic path of discovery that would ultimately lead to the formation of the Suprematist art movement. This painting has been classified under the first peasant cycle which was a body of work by Malevich that focused on … Read more

The Farmer’s Gaze: Deciphering Head of a Peasant by Kazimir Malevich

Head of a Peasant by Kazimir Malevich

Kazimir Malevich’s Head of a Peasant (1913) is a small painting that embodies a pivotal moment in the evolution of modern art. At just 23 x 22 centimeters, this modest portrait nonetheless contains the rupturing forces that would shatter centuries of artistic tradition. The fractured planes of the peasant woman’s face signal Malevich’s break with … Read more

Haymaking by Kazimir Malevich

Haymaking features a single figure portrait in the foreground, with many more people dotted around in the distance, which is entirely typical of the work of artist Malevich. He brought attention to the lives of the working poor in Russia through his modern art styles. In front of us here we find a worker dressed … Read more

Discovering “Girls in the Fields” by Kazimir Malevich: A Masterpiece Unveiled

"Girls in the Fields" by Kazimir Malevich

Kazimir Malevich’s “Girls in the Fields” is a prime example of the artist’s unique Neo-Suprematist style. Painted in 1932, this work depicts two young peasant girls standing together in a field, with one holding a bouquet of flowers. The figures are rendered in simple, geometric shapes filled with flat areas of color against an abstracted … Read more

Girl with a Comb in her Hair by Kazimir Malevich

Девушка с гребнем в волосах, as titled by its creator, Kazimir Malevich, is a portrait of a girl from around 1933. This would therefore come right at the end of the artist’s life, making it one of his very last paintings. Malevich would use a style known as Neo-Suprematism for this painting and it was … Read more

The Gardener by Kazimir Malevich

The Gardener was a Fauvist artwork by Kazimir Malevich which he produced in around the year 1911, before then switching to Cubist styles soon afterwards. This painting can be found in the permanent collection of the Stedelijk Museum in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. There are several interesting elements to this painting. See, first of all, the … Read more