White on White

E485398

Suprematist artwork abstract painting painting

White on White is a seminal abstract painting by Kazimir Malevich that exemplifies Suprematism through its nearly monochromatic composition of a white square on a slightly different white background.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Weißer Rand (German title)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Suprematist artwork ⓘ abstract painting ⓘ painting ⓘ
artForm	easel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod	Russian avant‑garde NERFINISHED ⓘ
artisticStyle	geometric abstraction ⓘ non‑objective art ⓘ
backgroundColor	slightly warmer white ⓘ
collection	Museum of Modern Art collection ⓘ
colorPalette	off‑white ⓘ white ⓘ
composition	white square on slightly different white background ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Russia ⓘ
creator	Kazimir Malevich NERFINISHED ⓘ
creatorNationality	Russian ⓘ
creatorRole	painter ⓘ
culturalSignificance	milestone in the history of non‑objective painting ⓘ
depicts	geometric square ⓘ
displayedIn	permanent collection gallery at MoMA ⓘ
exhibitedAt	Museum of Modern Art, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
foregroundColor	cooler white ⓘ
genre	abstract art ⓘ
hasPart	monochromatic white field ⓘ tilted white square ⓘ
inception	1918 ⓘ
influenced	conceptual art ⓘ later geometric abstraction ⓘ minimalist art ⓘ
location	Museum of Modern Art, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	oil paint ⓘ
movement	Suprematism NERFINISHED ⓘ
movementFounder	Kazimir Malevich NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAs	icon of abstract art ⓘ seminal work of Suprematism ⓘ
orientation	square ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle	Белое на белом NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork	Black Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Suprematist Composition NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	non‑representational composition ⓘ pure form ⓘ
support	canvas ⓘ
technique	flat application of paint ⓘ subtle tonal variation ⓘ
theme	reduction of painting to essentials ⓘ spirituality in art ⓘ
title	White on White NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Kazimir Malevich → notableWork → White on White ⓘ

Suprematism → coreWork → White on White ⓘ

Painting with White Border → hasTitleInLanguage → White on White ⓘ

this entity surface form: Weißer Rand (German title)