1920s Suprematism Enamel Stasher Box

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Rare antique 1920s metal stasher box finished in blue enamel paint with suprematism abstract motif on lid. The lid is … Read more Rare antique 1920s metal stasher box finished in blue enamel paint with suprematism abstract motif on lid. The lid is hinged on the back, and the interior is wood-lined.

Suprematism is an early 20th-century art movement focused on the fundamentals of geometry, painted in a limited range of colors. The term suprematism refers to an abstract art based upon "the supremacy of pure artistic feeling" rather than on the figurative depiction of real-life subjects. The movement was started by the artist Kazimir Malevich (1875-1935), a Russian avant-garde artist and art theorist. See less