Russian Avant-Garde: Constructing a New Wave of Modern Art

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Kazimir Malevich, Suprematist Composition, 1916

The Russian avant-garde was a modern art movement that flourished in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union from about 1890s to 1930s. Get acquainted with this unique time in the art history by following the movement’s artists right here on Tumblr!

Wassily Kandinsky ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )
Kazimir Malevich ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )
Aleksandra Ekster ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )
Lyubov Popova ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )
Olga Rozanova ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )
Marc Chagall ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )
Ilya Mashkov ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )
Natalia Goncharova ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )
Aristarkh Lentulov ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )
Pavel Filonov ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )
David Burliuk ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )
Oleksandr Bogomazov ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr )

Note: this is not a complete list of movement’s artists and I will keep adding to in in the future.

Just wanted to add some props for Goncharova. A few years ago I went to an exhibit on the Russian avant-garde, and in each room there’d be one work that jumped out and got my attention, and in almost every case it turned out to be one of hers. All different styles.

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