The Knife Grinder Artist: Unknown
After: Kazimir Malevich (Russian (Ukraine), 1878–1935)

early to mid-20th century

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room

Medium

Pastel

Dimensions

sheet: 36.75 × 34.1 cm (14 7/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift David R. Pesuit, M.S. 1968, Ph.D. 1971

Accession Number

2010.184.1

Geography

Made in Russia

Culture

Russian

Period

20th century

Classification

Drawings

Disclaimer

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Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2011.pdf (accessed March 1, 2012).
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

abstract (general art genre)

Subject

geometric shapes movement (compositional concept)

Signed

signed: BA (presumably in Cyrillic, would be VA in English)

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