$2,000
El Lissitzky (Russian, 1890-1941) abstract gouache on paper; signed to bottom right "El Lissitzky"; untitled but most likely "Proun"; pencil signed to back "El Lissitzky" with an illegible phrase underneath, and signed again to lower part of back "El Lissitzky Airo"; measures approximately 17-1/2" x 13-1/4" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 14-1/2" x 10-1/2"; in Good condition. El Lissitzky was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and architect. He was an important figure of the Russian Avant Garde, helping develop suprematism with his mentor, Kazimir Malevich, and designing numerous exhibition displays and propaganda works for the Soviet Union. His work greatly influenced the Bauhaus and constructivist movements, and he experimented with production techniques and stylistic devices that would go on to dominate 20th-century graphic design.
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2016-02-20
