Hieratic Suprematist Cross (large cross in black over red on white)
Kazimir Malevich · 1920
Palette
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Details
- Artist
- Kazimir Malevich
1878–1935 - Date
- 1920
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Period
- 20th century
- Main colour
- White & cream · lightness 59, colourfulness 20
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1920, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1935: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2006 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1935). Last checked 2026-10-31 (Commons file carries EU and US public-domain templates: yes). Image: a faithful photographic reproduction of a public-domain work, from Wikimedia Commons (PD-Art). Licence rules
