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Kazimir Malevich, The Knife Grinder, 1913

SKU:  187960

Kazimir Malevich, The Knife Grinder, 1913

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"The Knife Grinder" is a painting created by Kazimir Malevich in 1913, and it is considered one of his early works. The painting depicts a man sharpening a knife, with his body and the knife forming a diagonal line across the canvas.

The painting is executed in a style that is quite different from Malevich's later abstract work, and instead shows the influence of the Russian folk art and the Neo-Primitivist movement. The colors are bright and bold, and the forms are simplified, giving the painting a strong graphic quality.

"The Knife Grinder" is often interpreted as a commentary on the changing social and economic conditions in Russia at the time. The knife grinder was a common figure in Russian villages, but with the increasing industrialization of society, such traditional trades were becoming less common. Malevich may have been commenting on the loss of these traditional ways of life, as well as the changes that were happening in society more broadly.

Despite being an early work, "The Knife Grinder" shows many of the qualities that would become characteristic of Malevich's later work, including a focus on simplified forms and bold colors. It is an important work in the development of Russian art, and a key example of the Neo-Primitivist movement.

Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* AirMail option: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: : The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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