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Black and white scene of funeral procession from a century ago. People marching in front of large buildings and looking at camera, with old car with mounted black square on car’s grill.

Kazimir Malevich’s Suprematist Funeral

1935

Editor's note: It’s the funeral procession with the car where the front grill has a mounted painting of a Black Square that does it for me.


Photographs from the funeral of “suprematist” painter Kazimir Malevich.

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The Funeral of Kazimir Malevich

Kazimir Malevich’s Suprematist funeral, (1935)

(from top to bottom)

  1. Kazimir Malevich, Black Square, (1915)

  2. Malevich on his deathbed, surrounded by his works.

  3. Suetin’s arkhitekton coffin for Malevich

  4. Malevich’s funeral procession, his coffin carried forward by Suetin and others.

  5. Attendants of Kazimir Malevich’s funeral.

  6. Malevich’s funeral car with black square mounted to the front grill.

  7. Malevich’s grave, underneath the black square.

originally posted to https://rudygodinez.tumblr.com/post/58264064133/kazimir-malevich-s-suprematist-funeral-1935