From the artist's life
At its 1915 debut Malevich hung the Black Square high in a corner — the place traditionally reserved in Russian homes for a holy icon.
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Kazimir Malevich
Kazimir Malevich (1879–1935) founded Suprematism, pushing painting to pure geometric abstraction. His Black Square is one of the most radical and debated works in the history of art.
Malevich declared painting free of objects entirely; his Black Square became the point zero of modern art.
- Founded Suprematism, art of pure geometric form and feeling.
- His Black Square shocked 1915 Russia as the zero of form.
- His ideas shaped abstraction, design and architecture worldwide.
Key works
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Complete list of key works
Works with a dedicated ArtAtlas page are highlighted in gold.
- Black Square (1915)On ArtAtlas
- Suprematist CompositionOn ArtAtlas
- Suprematist Composition: White on WhiteOn ArtAtlas
- Red SquareListed for reference
- Red Cavalry RidingListed for reference
- Black CircleListed for reference
- Black CrossListed for reference
- The Knife GrinderListed for reference
- An Englishman in MoscowListed for reference
- Four squaresListed for reference
- Self-portraitListed for reference
- White CrossListed for reference
1915
Black Square (1915)
1916
Suprematist Composition
Suprematist Composition (blue rectangle over the red beam) is a 1916 painting by Kazimir Malevich, Russian painter of geometric abstraction.
1918