Kazimir Malevich
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Kazimir Malevich was born on February 11, 1879, in Kyiv[1][2][3][4][5], and died on May 15, 1935, in Saint Petersburg[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][4][3]. He held citizenship in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. His professional occupations included painter, sculptor, printmaker, teacher, scenographer, and costume designer[4][18][3], and he also held the position of museum director[3].
He worked in the fields of avant-garde, visual art activity, art history, and Suprematism[19]. His associated movements were Suprematism, Russian avant-garde, and Constructivism. The genres he engaged with encompassed scenography, painting, abstract art, still life, and figurative art[2].
Kazimir Malevich
Summary
Kazimir Malevich is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kyiv[2]. He was born on February 11, 1879[3]. He passed away in Saint Petersburg[4]. He died on May 15, 1935[5]. He worked as a painter[6], sculptor[7], printmaker[8], teacher[9], and scenographer[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]
Key Facts
- Kazimir Malevich was born in Kyiv[2].
- Kazimir Malevich passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].
- Kazimir Malevich was born on February 11, 1879[3].
- Kazimir Malevich was born on February 23, 1879[12].
- Kazimir Malevich died on May 15, 1935[5].
- Among Kazimir Malevich's spouses was Kazimiera Zgleitc[13].
- Among Kazimir Malevich's spouses was Sofia Rafalovich[14].
- Kazimir Malevich held citizenship in Russian Empire[15].
- Kazimir Malevich held citizenship in Soviet Union[16].
- Polish was Kazimir Malevich's native language[17].
- Ukrainian was Kazimir Malevich's native language[18].
- Kazimir Malevich's professions included painter[6].
- Kazimir Malevich's professions included sculptor[7].
- Kazimir Malevich worked as a printmaker[8].
- Kazimir Malevich worked as a teacher[9].
- Kazimir Malevich's professions included scenographer[10].
- Kazimir Malevich's professions included costume designer[19].
- Kazimir Malevich's field of work was avant-garde[20].
- Kazimir Malevich's field of work was visual art activity[21].
- Kazimir Malevich's field of work was art history[22].
- Kazimir Malevich's field of work was Suprematism[23].
- Kazimir Malevich's field of work was visual arts[24].
- Kazimir Malevich's field of work was abstract art[25].
- Kazimir Malevich held the position of museum director[26].
- Among Kazimir Malevich's employers was Vitebsk People's Art School[27].
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Origins and Family
Kazimir Malevich was born in Kyiv[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 11, 1879[3] and February 23, 1879[12]. Native languages include Polish[17] and Ukrainian[18].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include painter[6], sculptor[7], printmaker[8], teacher[9], scenographer[10], and costume designer[19]. Fields of work include avant-garde[20], an art movement[28]; visual art activity[21]; art history[22], an academic discipline[29]; Suprematism[23], an art movement[30], in Russian Empire[31], founded in 1913[32]; visual arts[24], a type of arts[33]; and abstract art[25], an art genre[34]. Kazimir Malevich was employed by Vitebsk People's Art School[27]. He held the position of museum director[26]. A notable student of him was Emma Hurovych[35].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Black Square (1915)[36], a painting[37], in Russia[38], founded in 1915[39]; Suprematist Composition[40], a painting[41], founded in 1916[42]; Suprematist Composition: White on White[43], a painting[44], in United States[45], founded in 1918[46]; An Englishman in Moscow[47], a painting[48], founded in 1914[49]; and The Knife Grinder[50], a painting[51], founded in 1912[52].
Personal Life
Spouses include Kazimiera Zgleitc[13] and Sofia Rafalovich[14].
Death and Burial
Kazimir Malevich died on May 15, 1935[5]. He died in Saint Petersburg[4]. The cause of death was prostate cancer[53].
Why It Matters
Kazimir Malevich has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 125 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
He has been cited as an influence by Ilya Chashnik[55], a painter[56], 1902–1929[57], of Russian Empire[58]; Diet Sayler[59], a painter[60], b. 1939[61], of Germany[62], specialised in visual arts[63]; De Stijl[64], an art group[65], in Netherlands[66], founded in 1917[67], headquartered in Leiden[68]; Contemplation of Money[69], a project[70], founded in 1997[71]; Clyfford Still[72], a painter[73], 1904–1980[74], of United States[75], specialised in painting[76]; and Aurélien Vret[77], a type designer[78], b. 1987[79], of France[80].
FAQs
Where was Kazimir Malevich born?
Born in Kyiv[2], Kazimir Malevich…
Where did Kazimir Malevich die?
Kazimir Malevich died in Saint Petersburg[4].
Who was Kazimir Malevich married to?
Kazimir Malevich's spouses include Kazimiera Zgleitc[13] and Sofia Rafalovich[14].
What did Kazimir Malevich do for work?
Kazimir Malevich worked as painter[6], sculptor[7], printmaker[8], teacher[9], and scenographer[10].
Who did Kazimir Malevich influence?
Kazimir Malevich has been cited as an influence by Ilya Chashnik[55], Diet Sayler[59], De Stijl[64], and Contemplation of Money[69].