Turkish Soldier 1913

"Turkish Soldier" is a 1913 watercolor painting by Kazimir Malevich, depicting a soldier in a simplified, childlike style. The figure, rendered in black and red, stands against a yellow background with primitive drawings of a crescent moon, a sword, a fish, and a series of small, abstract forms. This artwork demonstrates Malevich's exploration of primitivism and his early interest in non-representational art. He would later develop Suprematism, a movement that focused on geometric abstraction.