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Black Square, Second State

Kazimir Malevich

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Artist
Kazimir Malevich
Date
1915/20
Movement
Suprematism · Constructivism · Russian avant-garde
Medium
Graphite on cream wove graph paper
Materials
paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
9.9 × 16.1 cm (3 15/16 × 6 3/8 in.)
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Credit
Gift of the Irving Stenn Jr. Drawings Collection in memory of Marcia Stenn

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Kazimir Malevich, Black Square, Second State, 1915/20, Graphite on cream wove graph paper, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

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Gift of the Irving Stenn Jr. Drawings Collection in memory of Marcia Stenn

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