Suprematism (Supremus no. 56)

Kazimir Malevich · 1916

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Chalk
87% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.7:1

Lamp black
6% of the image
Black · text contrast 19.5:1

Ash
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.0:1

Saffron
3% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.1:1

Carmine
2% of the image
Red · text contrast 9.0:1

Cinnamon
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.7:1

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Artist: Kazimir Malevich
1878–1935
Date: 1916
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 8050 × 710 cm
Period: 20th century
Main colour: White & cream · lightness 83, colourfulness 6

Russian Museum. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1916, 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-two-auto|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

Suprematism (Supremus no. 56)

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