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Mikhail Larionov

Artwork Details

Untitled
1907
Mikhail Larionov
watercolor and charcoal with graphite indications on paper
10 ¼ x 7 3/4 in. (26.04 x 19.68 cm);15 3/8 x 12 7/16 in. (39.05 x 31.59 cm)
Gift of Gilbert M. Frimet
1981/2.101

Description

Subject Matter:

In this early period of his career, Larionov was part of the Moscow Association of Artists (Moskovskoe Tovarishchestvo Khudozhnikov) and met a number of avant-garde contemporaries like Kazimir Malevich and Wassily Kandinsky. Up until this point, he had primarily painted in a kind of Impressionist or Post-Impressionist style but it was at this moment that he began to create more abstract works. This abstract composition, with its simple lines and limited use of color, show his appreaciation for simplicity. These, along with the work of his close collaborator Malevich, were the early ventures into what would become the Suprematist movement.

Physical Description:

Abstract drawing of an object with black lines and sections of blue and red. There are also some crosshatching in charcoal as well as in the red and blue watercolor. Dated in pencil (l.l) "1907".

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