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Ilya Grigoreich Chashnik, Composition, watercolor

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Ilya Grigoreich Chashnik, Composition, watercolor
Ilya Grigoreich Chashnik (Russian, active 1902-1929), “Suprematist Composition”, c. 1925: watercolor and gouache/thin off-white paper, 9” x 6.5”, signed, minor creasing. Chashnik studied with Malevich in 1903 at the Vitebsk Art Practical Institute. He co-founded the Posnovis (later known as the Unovis) in 1919. He moved with Suetin to Petrograd in 1922, and assisted Malevich with his “architectons”. He also pursued his own architectural projects, painting, and fabric and ceramic designs. REF: In Malevich’s Circle: Confederates, Students, and Followers in Russia 1920-50s .