Kazimir Malevich, Painterly Realism of a Football Player
1915Paintings sorted by Historical period | Painter | Subject matter | Pigments used
Overview
Medium: Oil
Support: Canvas
Size: 70.2 x 44.1 cm
Artistic movement: Suprematism
Art Institute of Chicago
Object number: 2011.1
‘Malevich, Painterly Realism of a Football Player’ is a bold and dynamic composition which is one of the first and most important abstract paintings.
The pigments are chosen according to the light spectrum and the pigment analysis reveals a palette limited to bright pure basic colors plus black and white.
Pigments
Pigment Analysis
This pigment analysis is based on the reference (1).
The following pigments were employed in this painting:
Red: vermilion
Yellow: chrome yellow
Green: emerald green
Blue: artificial ultramarine
Violet: cobalt violet, cobalt blue, and ultramarine
Black: ivory black
White: lead white (ground), zinc white (paint layers
References
(1) Maria Kokkori, Stephanie D’Alessandro, Kristin Lister, and Francesca Casadio, Materials and Meanings: Analyzing Kazimir Malevich’s Painterly Realism of a Football Player—Color Masses in the 4th Dimension, in Austin Nevin and Tiarna Doherty, Ed., The Noninvasive Analysis of Painted Surfaces, Scientific Impact and Conservation Practice, Smithsonian Contributions to Museum Conservation No 5. Available as pdf.
Pigments Used in This Painting
Resources
Videos
Video: 'Kazimir Malevich and the Russian Avant-Garde' by ArtTube
Video: 'Malevich at Tate Modern' by ArtFundUK
Video: 'SUPREMATISM Explained' by Jackson Kliewer
Publications and Websites
Publications
(1) Maria Kokkori, Stephanie D’Alessandro, Kristin Lister, and Francesca Casadio, Materials and Meanings: Analyzing Kazimir Malevich’s Painterly Realism of a Football Player—Color Masses in the 4th Dimension, in Austin Nevin and Tiarna Doherty, Ed., The Noninvasive Analysis of Painted Surfaces, Scientific Impact and Conservation Practice, Smithsonian Contributions to Museum Conservation No 5. Available as pdf.