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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

Kazimir Malevich, Third State of Being, designed in 1915, made in the 1920s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Shapazian, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.