This is impressively researched, and a great examination of a hidden through-line in art history. I appreciate that the writer doesn't approach the subject from

This is impressively researched, and a great examination of a hidden through-line in art history. I appreciate that the writer doesn't approach the subject from an adversarially revisionist perspective ("Malevich was a plagiarist!") but rather builds for the reader a better appreciation for the cultural lineage that led to Black Square.