Suprematist Composition: White on White — Kazimir Malevich

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Artist: Kazimir Malevich
Date: 1918
Location: Museum of Modern Art

ART MOVEMENTS

Abstract art Constructivism Hard-edge painting Orphism Suprematism

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THE ARTIST

Kazimir Malevich

Kazimir Malevich shattered artistic conventions with his 'Black Square' in 1915, pioneering a radical abstract art movement called Suprematism.

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