Olga Rozanova (Russian, 1886-1918). "Supremicist Composition". Watercolor and pencil on paper. c1916. Signed lower right. Very good condition. Provenance: Private collection, Kentfield, California. An important example of Rozanova's Supremacist style, created towards the end of her brief life. In 1916 Rozanova joined the group of Russian avant-garde artists "Supremus" that was led by Kazimir Malevich. By this time her paintings, developed from the influences of Cubism and Italian Futurism, took an entirely original departure into pure abstraction in which the composition is organized by the visual weight and relationship of color. In the same year, Rozanova, together with other Supremacist artists (Kazimir Malevich, Aleksandra Ekster, Nina Genke, Liubov Popova, Ksenia Boguslavskaya, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Ivan Kliun, and Ivan Puni) began working at the now legendary Verbovka Village Folk Centre. She died of diphtheria in 1918. Image size: 11 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (295 x 143 mm). [25334] |12000| {R100}