Bathers by Kazimir Malevich, 1908

There’s something about this painting by Malevich that reminds me of a Cezanne piece with the same subject, though Cezanne painted many different versions of bathing scenes, with various colour schemes and compositions. But in this particular work by Cezanne, both painters use white and crisp light blues to create the bathing figures, and surround them in a patchy background of warm earthy colours. Yet Cezanne’s bathers are dynamic and characterised: in contrast, Malevich’s are faceless and still.

Four Bathers by Paul Cezanne, c.1888-90

9 months ago

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    than Airplane Flying…hard...the same guy/same movement…

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18. khaleesivisanand said: Malevich’s could almost be the ghosts of Cezanne’s bathers.
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    I love Malevich.

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    if they were post-impressionism. Which isn’t a bad thing, just a bit…repetitive.

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