''Black Cross'' (also known as ''The Black Cross'') is an iconic painting by
Kazimir Malevich. The first version was done in 1915. From the mid-1910s, Malevich abandoned any trace of figurature or representation from his paintings in favour of pure
abstraction.
History
''Black Cross'' was first shown in
The Last Futurist Exhibition 0,10 in 1915.
One of the parts of
Kazimir Malevich’s triptych (''
Black Square
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Black Circle
''Black Circle'' (or ''motive 1915'') is a 1924 oil on canvas painting by the Kiev-born Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, founder of the Russian Suprematism movement. From the mid-1910s, Malevich abandoned any trace of figurature or representat ...
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Bibliography
*Gray, Camilla. ''The Great Experiment: Russian Art, 1863–1922''. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1962
*Farthing, Stephen. ''1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die''. Cassel Illustrated, 2011.
*Néret, Gilles. ''Kazimir Malevich 1878–1935 and Suprematism''. Taschen, 2003.
References
1915 paintings
Suprematism (art movement)
Paintings by Kazimir Malevich
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