Accession Number
1981/2.101

Title
Untitled

Artist(s)
Mikhail Larionov

Artist Nationality
Russian (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1907

Medium & Support
watercolor and charcoal with graphite indications on paper

Dimensions
10 3/8 in x 7 13/16 in (26.35 cm x 19.84 cm);10 3/8 in x 7 13/16 in (26.35 cm x 19.84 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Gilbert M. Frimet

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".

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Primary Object Type
study

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
Non-Representational Art
Russian (culture or style)
Suprematist
abstraction
modern and contemporary art
nonrepresentational art