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ILYA CHASHNIK Russian 1902-1929 Gouache on Paper

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ILYA CHASHNIK Russian 1902-1929 Gouache on Paper
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Gouache on paper, framed. Featuring an abstract suprematist expressionist composition. Signed and attr. Ilya Chashnik (Russian, 1902-1929) on the lower right corner. 34 x 26.5 cm (13.4 x 10.4 inches). Frame size: 52 x 42 cm (20.4 x 16.5 inches). Ilya Chashnik was a suprematist artist, a pupil of Kazimir Malevich and a founding member of the UNOVIS school. Chashnik moved to Moscow in 1919 to further his artistic training at the Higher State Art-Technical-Studios (Vkhutemas) in Moscow, but his attraction for the work of Marc Chagall spurred him to return to Vitebsk after a few months to attend the art school he directed. However, after he met Malevich, who taught at the same school, his art underwent a radical change of direction and he became one of the most talented and faithful followers of his Suprematist master. During the winter of 1919–20, Malevich and a group of students formed the group known as Unovis (Affirmers of the New Art). Among those involved in the initiative were Ilya Chashnik and Nikolai Suetin, who became close friends and went on to collaborate in various projects. Chashnik developed his own style within the Suprematist idiom, evolving from Malevich’s white compositions to paintings in which black was the predominant element. In these works geometric shapes form crossing planes with a tendency towards rhythm and symmetry. PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate