The red square: Painterly Realism of a Peasant Woman in Two Dimensions - SKETCHLINE

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1915

The red square: Painterly Realism of a Peasant Woman in Two Dimensions

author

Kazimir Malevich

description

Mediums: oil, canvas.
Dimensions: 53 x 53 сm.
Location: Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg.

Some researchers assert that a red square symbolizes loneliness and sadness, while others say that it was a “signal of revolution”.