Black Cross (painting)

Black Cross (also known as The Black Cross) is an iconic oil 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.^[1][2]

Black Cross
Artist	Kazimir Malevich
Year	1915–1924
Medium	Oil on linen
Dimensions	79 cm × 79 cm (31 in × 31 in)
Location	Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris

History

Black Cross was first shown in The Last Futurist Exhibition 0,10 in 1915.^[3] One of the parts of Kazimir Malevich’s triptych (Black Square, Black Cross, Black Circle).

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. ISBN 978-1-84403-704-9
• Néret, Gilles. Kazimir Malevich 1878–1935 and Suprematism. Taschen, 2003. ISBN 0-87414-119-2

References

1. Mazzoni, Ira. "Everything and Nearly Nothing: Malevich and His Effects". DeutscheBank/Art. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
2. Schjehldahl, Peter (26 May 2003). "The Prophet: Malevich's Revolution". The New Yorker. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
3. Schjehldahl, Peter (7 March 2011). "The Shape of Things:After Kazimir Malevich". The New Yorker. Retrieved 15 May 2015.