Decorative composition III

An important part of the engravings of the Krakow Cycle (1931–1935) are compositions created under the influence of late cubism and abstract art. Notable among them is “Decorative Composition III”, also known as “Jug Composition”. In the 1930s, L. Levitsky experimented extensively with forms, plastics, space and textures. Stylistically, the work "Decorative Composition III" was performed on the verge of cubism and abstractionism: the artist, having accumulated geometric figures, created a visual allusion of a still life with a jug.

Zhmurko Oksana, Head of Leopold Levitsky Memorial Museum of Art

From the collection of Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv.