Untitled

ca. 1920

Not on view

Popova was one of the first female pioneers of the particularly Russian development of Cubo-Futurism, a fusion of the two equal influences from France and Italy, countries she visited. Through a synthesis of styles, she approached what she called painterly architectonics. Later, she joined the Suprematism group with Malevich, Ekster, Puni, and others. The creation of this new kind of painting was part of the revolutionary urge of the Russian avant-garde to remake the world. This decorative small watercolor is the first work by Popova to enter The Met’s collection.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Untitled
Artist: Lyubov Popova (Russian, Moscow 1889–1924 Moscow)
Date: ca. 1920
Medium: Watercolor over graphite on paper
Dimensions: 2 13/16 × 5 in. (7.2 × 12.7 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
Object Number: 2021.54.26
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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