Χωρίς τίτλο

Χωρίς τίτλο

Ivan Kliun

1907

unspecified

From the collection of Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

About this work

You see a dark square with a single white circle floating near the top. This was painted in 1907, when most Russian artists were still filling canvases with saints and generals. Kliun stripped everything away—no story, no face, just shape and light. The circle feels like it’s glowing from inside the paint, not just sitting on top. If you like how simple shapes can feel alive, look up *impasto*.

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