The artwork titled “Plowman” was created by the artist Kazimir Malevich in 1911. It is a piece that belongs to the art movement known as Naïve Art (Primitivism) and falls under the genre of sketch and study. This drawing is part of Malevich’s “1st Peasant Cycle” series.
The artwork depicts a simplistic yet poignant scene of a plowman guiding a horse-drawn plow across a field. Utilizing a monochrome palette, Malevich successfully captures the essence of rural life through stylized and rudimentary forms. The plowman, adorned in traditional work attire, assumes a composed stance as he maneuvers the plow. The horse, equally crudely yet expressively drawn, moves forward, embodying the toil and labor of agrarian life. The background is drawn with sweeping lines that suggest furrows in a vast expanse of cultivated land, adding depth and context to the scene. The overall composition speaks to the artist’s affinity for capturing the nobility and hardship of peasant life through modest yet powerful imagery.