The Woodcutter

Kazimir Malevich

1912 · Oil on canvas · Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

Size2:3 ratio

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The Woodcutter

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About this work

Artist: Kazimir Malevich (1879–1935)
Year: 1912
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 94 × 71.5 cm
Collection: Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Movement: Cubo-Futurism

A woodcutter in a white shirt bends over a pile of logs with his axe raised, and everything, his body, the axe and the stacked timber, is turned into gleaming cylinders and cones shaded from black through white to red and orange. The forms look almost like machine parts or stovepipes polished by light. Malevich painted it in 1912 as one of a group of Cubo-Futurist pictures of peasant life, in which the influence of Fernand Léger's tubular forms is often noted. A second painting, of peasant women in church, is on the reverse of the canvas. The work was among those Malevich left in Germany after his 1927 exhibition in Berlin, and it is now in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, which holds one of the largest groups of his paintings outside Russia.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A woodcutter and logs turned into gleaming cylinders of black, white, red and orange, for a study, den or home office at 24×36 in black. A charcoal, rust or white wall; it pairs with Woman with Pails.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Cubo-Futurism painting
Era: 20th century (1912)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: classic
Rooms: study or library, home office, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Woodcutter in the public domain?

Yes. Kazimir Malevich (1879–1935) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Stedelijk Museum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Woodcutter painted, and in what medium?

The Woodcutter dates from 1912 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 94 × 71.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Woodcutter we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

The Woodcutter (Kazimir Malevich) — The Woodcutter · Kazimir Malevich · 1912. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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