Kazimir Malevich
a Russian avant-garde artist and art theorist, whose pioneering work and writing had a profound influence on the development of abstract art in the 20th century.
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Born
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich Ukrainian : Казими́р Севери́нович Мале́вич 23 February 1879 Kiev Governorate of Russian Empire
Died
15 May 1935 (aged 56) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
Ukrainian → Soviet Union
Known for
Painting
adultbasic
Russia
Education
Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture
era
1800+
Ethnicity
Polish
Movement
Suprematism
Notable work
An Englishman in Moscow, 1914; Black Square, 1915; White on White, 1918