Black and White. A Suprematist Composition of 1915 by Kazimir Malevich

Un saggio di Andrei Nakov e 30 tavole a colori . 8vo (21x13,5 cm). pp. 160. . Perfetto (Mint). . Prima edizione (First Edition). . Lo straordinario dipinto Black and White: Suprematist Composition (1915) di Kasimir Malevich (1879-1935) è al centro di questo volume. I recenti lavori di conservazione hanno aiutato gli studiosi a comprendere meglio questa singola opera e la sua storia aiuterà i lettori a comprendere sia la storia dell'arte del XX secolo sia il processo per mantenerla in buona salute.The extraordinary painting Black and White: Suprematist Composition (1915) by Kasimir Malevich (1879-1935) lies at the center of this compact volume. Recent conservation work has helped scholars to understand this single work better, and its story will help readers understand both the history of twentieth-century art and the process of keeping it in good health. Black and White was examined with optic and electron microscopes, spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, and, after having spent years rolled up, it was flattened on a vacuum table, after which loose paint around the edges was consolidated with tools as basic as a heated spatula and glue. But don't try this at home!