SUPREMATIST TEAPOT / Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935)

Russia, St. Petersburg, Lomonosov Porcelain Company "King", 1923. Sketch by Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935), a Russian painter, theorist, and abstractionist. He studied at the Art School in Kyiv and the Moscow Academy of Arts. One of the leaders, representatives, and founders of Constructivism and Suprematism. A teapot with a lid made of white porcelain, notably irregular in geometric shape, resembling a locomotive. This is part of the iconic Russian avant-garde tea set. Marked in green at the bottom: a hammer and sickle, dated 1923. Height 17 cm. Condition A.

SUPREMATIST CONVENTION. Russia, Petrograd, Lomonosov Imperial Porcelain Factory, 1923. Last year, irregular geometric forms characteristic of Varoslav, Przhypominazhich, and Lokomotiv were discovered at the Belekhov Porcelain Establishment. Each is dedicated to the history of the Russian avant-garde. Marked in green on the base: a hammer and sickle, dated 1923, height 17 cm. Condition A.

SUPREMATIST PITCHER. Russia, St. Petersburg, Lomonosov Imperial Porcelain Factory, 1923. A teapot with a lid, white porcelain, of irregular geometric shape—resembling a steam locomotive. One of the iconic components of the Russian avant-garde tea set. Green mark on the base: a hammer and sickle, dated 1923. Height 17 cm. Condition A.

Kazimir Malevich is a Russian artist, theorist, and abstractionist. He studied at the Kyiv School and the Academy of Applied Arts in Moscow. Each of them charges and supports Constructivism and Suprematism. Kazimir Malevich was an artist and a leading figure of the Russian avant-garde, a pioneer of Constructivism, and the founder of Suprematism.