Artwork
Τοπίο με σπίτι
Τοπίο με σπίτι is a drawing by Kazimir Malevich. It dates from 1916 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.
About this work
Overview
Kazimir Malevich’s early drawing titled “Landscape with a House” belongs to the period before his radical abstraction. Executed in the first years of the twentieth century, the work depicts a modest dwelling set within a spring countryside, rendered in a realistic manner that reflects the artist’s formative stage.
Subject & Meaning
The composition records a personal recollection of the artist’s native region, evoking the seasonal renewal of spring in the area around Kursk. The house and surrounding foliage serve as visual anchors for Malevich’s attempt to preserve a specific memory of his hometown landscape.
Technique & Style
Rendered in pen or charcoal, the drawing relies on cross‑hatching to model light and shadow, producing a subtle texture across the sky, ground, and architectural elements. The overall approach balances naturalistic detail with an emerging impressionistic sensitivity to atmosphere.
History & Provenance
Malevich began formal training at the Kyiv School of Drawing in 1895‑96 and continued his education after relocating to Moscow in 1904, where he entered Fyodor Rerberg’s workshop. This work dates from that early, pre‑abstract phase, before his later involvement with Suprematism.
Context
During the early 1900s Russian art scene, many young painters navigated between academic naturalism and the looser brushwork of Impressionism. Malevich’s “Landscape with a House” exemplifies this transitional moment, reflecting broader trends while remaining rooted in personal experience.
Artist & collection
Artist
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (23 February 1879 – 15 May 1935) was a Russian avant-garde artist and art theorist, whose work and writings pioneered the development of abstract painting in the 20th century.
Museum
Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus
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