The Knifegrinder

The Knifegrinder Principle of Glittering
Artist Kazimir Malevich
Year 1912-13
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 79.534 cm × 79.534 cm (31.3125 in × 31.3125 in)
Location Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

The Knifegrinder Principle of Glittering (Russian: Точильщик, Tochil'schik Printsip Mel'kaniia), or sometimes shortened to The Knifegrinder, is a 1912-13 cubo-futurist painting by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich. It contains both the fragmententation of form associated with futurism as well as abstract geometry related to cubism. As of 2014 it is owned by Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Tochil'schik Printsip Mel'kaniia (The Knife Grinder or Principle of Glittering)". Yale University Art Gallery. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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