Jug on Table

painting by Popova

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"Jug on Table" is a 1915 painting by Lyubov Popova, a prominent artist of the Russian avant-garde. This work is an example of her "plastic paintings," which synthesized painting with relief elements using plaster and tin. It emerged during a period when Popova was exploring Cubism and developing her unique style, later termed "Painterly Architectonics," influenced by Suprematism. The painting reflects the broader Cubo-Futurism movement, characterized by fragmented forms and dynamic compositions.12

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Lyubov Sergeyevna Popova
…of “plastic paintings,” such as Jug on Table (1915), in which there is a synthesis of painting and relief work using plaster and tin. In 1916 she joined the Supremus Group founded by Kazimir Malevich. Inspired by Malevich’s ideas about abstraction and Suprematism (an art form he invented), Popova developed…
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…of “plastic paintings,” such as Jug on Table (1915), in which there is a synthesis of painting and relief work using plaster and tin. In 1916 she joined the Supremus Group founded by Kazimir Malevich. Inspired by Malevich’s ideas about abstraction and Suprematism (an art form he invented), Popova developed…
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