Kazimir Severinovich Malevich was a Russian avant-garde artist and art theorist, whose pioneering work and writing had a profound influence on the development of non-objective, or abstract art, in the 20th century.
Born: February 23, 1879, Kyiv, Ukraine
Died: May 15, 1935, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Periods: Suprematism, Cubism, Cubo-Futurism, Naïve art, MORE
Nationality: Ukrainian, Russian, Soviet
Spouse: Natalia Manchenko (m. 1927–1935), Sofia Rafalovich (m. 1909–1923), Kazimira Zgleits (m. 1902–1909)