Kazimir Malevich

Russian avant-garde artist of Polish ancestry. Founder of the Suprematist movement (1879–1935)
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Kazimir Malevich

Summary

Kazimir Malevich is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kyiv[2]. He was born on February 11, 1878[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], scenographer[9], and costume designer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,863 views/month, #6,732 of 1,000,298).[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, 1878[3].
  • Kazimir Malevich was born on February 11, 1879[12].
  • Kazimir Malevich was born on February 23, 1879[13].
  • Kazimir Malevich died on May 15, 1935[5].
  • Among Kazimir Malevich's spouses was Kazimiera Zgleitc[14].
  • Among Kazimir Malevich's spouses was Sofia Rafalovich[15].
  • Kazimir Malevich held citizenship in Russian Empire[16].
  • Kazimir Malevich held citizenship in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic[17].
  • Kazimir Malevich held citizenship in Soviet Union[18].
  • Polish was Kazimir Malevich's native language[19].
  • Ukrainian was Kazimir Malevich's native language[20].
  • Kazimir Malevich worked as a painter[6].
  • Kazimir Malevich worked as a sculptor[7].
  • Kazimir Malevich's professions included printmaker[8].
  • Kazimir Malevich's professions included scenographer[9].
  • Kazimir Malevich worked as a costume designer[10].
  • Kazimir Malevich worked as a draftsperson[21].
  • Kazimir Malevich's field of work was avant-garde[22].
  • Kazimir Malevich's field of work was visual art activity[23].
  • Kazimir Malevich's field of work was art history[24].
  • Kazimir Malevich's field of work was Suprematism[25].
  • Kazimir Malevich's field of work was visual arts[26].
  • Kazimir Malevich's field of work was abstract art[27].

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Origins and Family

Kazimir Malevich was born in Kyiv[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 11, 1878[3], February 11, 1879[12], and February 23, 1879[13]. Native languages include Polish[19] and Ukrainian[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], sculptor[7], printmaker[8], scenographer[9], costume designer[10], and draftsperson[21]. Fields of work include avant-garde[22], an art movement[28]; visual art activity[23]; art history[24], an academic discipline[29]; Suprematism[25], an art movement[30], in Russian Empire[31], founded in 1913[32]; visual arts[26], a type of arts[33]; and abstract art[27], an art genre[34]. Kazimir Malevich was employed by Vitebsk People's Art School[35]. He held the position of museum director[36].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Black Square (1915)[37], a painting[38], in Russia[39], founded in 1915[40]; Suprematist Composition[41], a painting[42], founded in 1916[43]; Suprematist Composition: White on White[44], a painting[45], in United States[46], founded in 1918[47]; and An Englishman in Moscow[48], a painting[49], founded in 1914[50].

Personal Life

Spouses include Kazimiera Zgleitc[14] and Sofia Rafalovich[15].

Death and Burial

Kazimir Malevich died on May 15, 1935[5]. He died in Saint Petersburg[4]. The cause of death was prostate cancer[51].

Why It Matters

Kazimir Malevich ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,863 views/month, #6,732 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 145 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

He has been cited as an influence by De Stijl[54], an art group[55], in Netherlands[56], founded in 1917[57], headquartered in Düsseldorf[58]; Clyfford Still[59], a painter[60], 1904–1980[61], of United States[62], specialised in painting[63]; Art & Language[64], an art group[65], in United Kingdom[66], founded in 1968[67]; Ilya Chashnik[68], a painter[69], 1902–1929[70], of Russian Empire[71]; Diet Sayler[72], a painter[73], b. 1939[74], of Germany[75], specialised in visual arts[76]; and Contemplation of Money[77], a project[78], founded in 1997[79].

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[14] and Sofia Rafalovich[15].

What did Kazimir Malevich do for work?

Kazimir Malevich worked as painter[6], sculptor[7], printmaker[8], scenographer[9], and costume designer[10].

Who did Kazimir Malevich influence?

Kazimir Malevich has been cited as an influence by De Stijl[54], Clyfford Still[59], Art & Language[64], and Ilya Chashnik[68].

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