So was his career, which moved towards his signature geometric style — known as suprematism — before his late shift to figurative work.

His reputation - never great - has fallen off in recent years, but this show of both abstract and figurative work demonstrates how good he could be.

It makes a refreshing change from his better-known figurative work.

He never imagined himself doing anything other than figurative work, but was drawn to the abstract.

His early works were abstract, moving towards figurative work later in his career.