Ivan Vasilyevich Klyun

Ivan Vasilyevich Klyun (born Aug. 20, [Sept. 1, New Style], 1873, Bolshiye Gorki village, Vladimir province, Russia—died Dec. 13, 1943, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was a Russian artist and art theorist who was noted for his association with Russian Suprematist Kazimir Malevich and for his formulation of a theory of colour in painting. Klyun was born into a peasant family. As a young man he studied drawing on his own accord while he earned a living...