Russia discovers two secret paintings under avant-garde masterpiece

Researchers in Moscow uncover colourful Cubist images beneath Kazimir Malevich’s famed ‘Black Square’Art experts in Russia say they have discovered two earlier paintings hidden under a monochrome masterpiece by Kazimir Malevich. Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery – which houses one of three versions of the art work Black Square – uncovered two Cubist images underneath the top coat of black paint as they investigated it using x-rays for its centenary this year. Related