Why it matters
A white square, slightly tilted, floats on a white ground of a warmer tone. Malevich meant it to evoke a feeling of floating, with white standing for infinity. It is one of the best-known works of Russian Suprematism.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1918, the year after the October Revolution.
- Malevich left it in Germany after a 1927 exhibition in Berlin.
- With Black Square and Red Square, it is one of his three Suprematist squares.
Based on the Wikipedia article White on White (CC BY-SA 4.0).
