Why it matters
A black Greek cross fills a square white canvas. With Black Square and Black Circle it formed Malevich's triptych shown at the Last Futurist Exhibition 0,10.
Did you know?
- The first version dates from 1915.
- All four arms of a Greek cross are of equal length.
- Malevich abandoned representation for pure abstraction.
Based on the Wikipedia article Black Cross (painting) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
