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Set of Tea Pot and Two Cups, attr. to Malevich
Tea pot and pair of cups attributed to Kasimir Malevich, suprematism style. Bearing signature in Russian Cyrilic "K. Malevich 1923.suprematism". Malevich, Kasimir (1878-1935). Russian painter and designer, with Mondrian the most important pioneer of geometric abstract art. Born near Kiev; trained at Kiev School of Art and Moscow Academy of Fine Arts; 1913 began creating abstract geometric patterns in style he called suprematism; taught painting in Moscow and Leningrad 1919-21; published book, The Nonobjective World (1926), on his theory; first to exhibit abstract geometric paintings; strove to produce pure, cerebral compositions; famous painting White on White (1918) carries suprematist theories to absolute conclusion; Soviet politics turned against modern art, and he died in poverty and oblivion.
Dimensions: tea pot: w9" x h6 3/4" x d3 /12" cup: w4 3/4" x h2 7/8" x d2 /14"
Number of Items: 3
Inv. #10335
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