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Kazimir Malevich
Third State of Beingdesigned in 1915, made in the 1920s

Not on view
Pencil drawing on tan paper showing two densely cross-hatched dark gray squares side by side, with Cyrillic handwritten text above
Artist or Maker
Kazimir Malevich
Russian Empire (now Ukraine), 1879-1935, also active Russia
Title
Third State of Being
Date Made
designed in 1915, made in the 1920s
Medium
Pencil on paper
Dimensions
Image: 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (12.07 x 16.51 cm); Framed: 17 x 18 1/4 in. (43.18 x 46.36 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Shapazian
Accession Number
M.2010.150.3
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Benson, Timothy O. Hans Richter: Encounters. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.