Kasimir Malevich Black And White, Suprematist Composition, 1915

The extraordinary painting Black and White: Suprematist Composition(1915) by Kasimir Malevich (1879-1935) lies at the center of this compact volume. Recent conservation work has helped scholars to understand this single work better, and its story will help readers understand both the history of twentieth-century art and the process of keeping it in good health. Black and Whitewas examined with optic and electron microscopes, spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, and, after having spent years rolled up, it was flattened on a vacuum table, after which loose paint around the edges was consolidated with tools as basic as a heated spatula and glue. But don't try this at home. Dr. Andrei Nakov, a pioneering Malevich expert and the author of Malevitch ecritsand Kazimir Malewicz: Catalogue raisonnewrites about the history of the painting in an essay accompanied by 30 color plates.Malevich, Kasimir is the author of 'Kasimir Malevich Black And White, Suprematist Composition, 1915', published 2007 under ISBN 9783865212993 and ISBN 3865212999.