The Knifegrinder

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The Knifegrinder Principle of Glittering
The Knife Grinder Principle of Glittering by Kazimir Malevich.jpeg
Artist Kazimir Malevich
Year 1912-13
Type Oil on canvas
Dimensions 79.534 cm × 79.534 cm (31.3125 in × 31.3125 in)
Location Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

The Knifegrinder Principle of Glittering (Russian: Точильщик, Tochil'schik Printsip Mel'kaniia), or sometimes shortened to The Knifegrinder, is a 1912-13 cubo-futurist painting by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich. It contains both the fragmententation of form associated with futurism as well as abstract geometry related to cubism. As of 2014 it is owned by Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]

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