About
Olga Rozanova (1886-1918) was a major Russian avant-garde artist. Trained in Moscow and St. Petersburg, she joined the Union of Youth group in 1911. Her style evolved from Neo-Primitivism to Cubo-Futurism, and then to pure abstraction. In 1916, she married Futurist poet Aleksei Kruchenykh, with whom she created innovative artist's books. A member of Malevich's Supremus group, she developed her own abstract approach, 'colour painting'. Her late work, such as Non-objective Composition (Green Stripe, 1918), is considered a precursor to American Abstract Expressionism. She died prematurely in 1918.
* 1886-06-21 — † 1918-11-07
Major works
- Cityscape (1910)painting
- The Metronome (1915)painting
- War (1916)artist's book
- Non-objective Composition (Green Stripe) (1918)painting
Key milestones
- 1911Joined the Union of Youth group and exhibited regularly with them.
- 1916Married Futurist poet Aleksei Kruchenykh and joined Malevich's Supremus group.
- 1918Died of diphtheria in Moscow, aged 32.
Themes
AbstractionColorAvant-gardeCubo-FuturismArtist's books
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