El Lissitzky

El Lissitzky  (1890–1941)
	Alternative names	Čeština: El Lisickij English: El Lissitzky Русский: Эль Лисицкий
	Description	Russian-Soviet painter, architect, graphic designer, photographer, artist and type designer
	Date of birth/death	10 November 1890 (in Julian calendar)	30 December 1941
	Location of birth/death	Pochinok	Moscow
	Authority control	: Q152233 VIAF: 41890867 ISNI: 0000 0001 1804 1140 ULAN: 500015156 LCCN: n79132147 NLA: 35308042 MusicBrainz: 9a2235a1-3af0-48d8-a464-a4ceb874af86 Open Library: OL500894A GND: 118573470 SELIBR: 359366 SUDOC: 030903440 BNF: 12222616q NDL: 00447830 BIBSYS: 1479731351922 NKC: xx0023567 SBN: SBLV065309 BNE: XX1084807 CiNii: DA00772400 SIKART: 14158362 NLP: A23494438 RKD: 50383 J9U: 987007264657405171 Koninklijke: 070196540 WorldCat

creator QS:P170,Q152233

Portraits

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  Portrait. 1912

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  Professors at the People's Art School in Vitebsk. 19 July 1919.

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  First International Congress of Progressive Artists, Düsseldorf. May 1922.

Works

Main category: El Lissitzky

1910–1918

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  Trinity Church of Vitebsk

  label QS:Len,"Trinity Church of Vitebsk"

  label QS:Lde,"Dreifaltigkeitskirche zu Witebsk"

  . 1910. pencil, chalk and gouache on paper mounted on cardboard. 37.7 × 30 cm (14.8 × 11.8 in). Van Abbemuseum.

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  Portrait of a men

  label QS:Len,"Portrait of a men"

  label QS:Lde,"Porträt eines Mannes"

  . 1912. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

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  Portrait of a men

  label QS:Len,"Portrait of a men"

  label QS:Lde,"Porträt eines Mannes"

  . 1913. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

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  Design for Gabriele D'Annunzio: La Nave

  label QS:Len,"Design for Gabriele D'Annunzio: La Nave"

  label QS:Lde,"Entwurf für Gabriele D'Annunzio: La Nave"

  . 1914. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

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  Back.

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  Self portrait

  label QS:Len,"Self portrait"

  label QS:Lde,"Selbstporträt"

  . 1914. photograph

  medium QS:P186,Q125191

  .
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  Solntse na izlete. Vtoraia kniga stikhov, 1913-1916

  . 1916. Cover with letterpress illustration. 18.4 × 23 cm (7.2 × 9 in). Edition: 480.
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  From: Moishe Broderson, Sikhes Kholin. Prager Legende

  label QS:Len,"From: Moishe Broderson, Sikhes Kholin. Prager Legende"

  label QS:Lde,"Von: Moishe Broderson, Sikhes Kholin. Prager Legende"

  . 1917. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

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  Israel Museum

1919

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  The Mischievous Boy

  label QS:Lde,"Der boshafte Junge"

  label QS:Len,"The Mischievous Boy"

  . 1919. Book with one lithographed and 10 letterpress illustrations. 19.8 × 24.9 × 0.5 cm (7.7 × 9.8 × 0.1 in). Edition: unknown.

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  Of New Systems in Art

  label QS:Lru,"O Novykh Systemakh V Iskusstve"

  label QS:Lde,"Über neue Systeme in der Kunst"

  label QS:Len,"Of New Systems in Art"

  . 1919. woodcut print. 17.5 × 22.9 cm (6.8 × 9 in). Edition: 100 or 1000

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  Proun Vrashchenia

  . 1919. Private collection

  institution QS:P195,Q768717

  .
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  Entwurf zu Proun 1A

  label QS:Len,"Study for Proun 1A"

  . 1919. Berardo Collection Museum.

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  Suprematist composition

  label QS:Len,"Suprematist composition"

  label QS:Lde,"Suprematistische Komposition"

  . Study for a wallpainting. 1919. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

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  Standing person. 1919. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Chad Gadya

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  Cover

  label QS:Len,"Cover"

  label QS:Lde,"Cover"

  label QS:Lnl,"Omslag"

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 21.5 × 28.8 cm (8.4 × 11.3 in). Edition: unknown

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  Title page

  label QS:Len,"Title page"

  label QS:Lde,"Titelseite"

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 25.3 × 27.2 cm (9.9 × 10.7 in). Edition: unknown
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  Gekauft der fater...

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 25.3 × 27.2 cm (9.9 × 10.7 in). Edition: unknown
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  Iz gekummen die kats...

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 25.3 × 27.2 cm (9.9 × 10.7 in). Edition: unknown
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  Iz gekummen der hund...

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 25.3 × 27.2 cm (9.9 × 10.7 in). Edition: unknown
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  Iz gekummen der shtokken...

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 25.3 × 27.2 cm (9.9 × 10.7 in). Edition: unknown
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  Iz gekummen das feier...

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 25.3 × 27.2 cm (9.9 × 10.7 in). Edition: unknown
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  Iz gekummen das wasser...

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 25.3 × 27.2 cm (9.9 × 10.7 in). Edition: unknown
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  Iz gekummen der ochs...

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 25.3 × 27.2 cm (9.9 × 10.7 in). Edition: unknown
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  Iz gekummen der shochet...

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 25.3 × 27.2 cm (9.9 × 10.7 in). Edition: unknown
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  Iz gekummen der melecht hamaret...

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 25.3 × 27.2 cm (9.9 × 10.7 in). Edition: unknown
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  Iz gekummen gott...

  . 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 25.3 × 27.2 cm (9.9 × 10.7 in). Edition: unknown

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  Alternative design for "Iz gekummen der shochet..."

  label QS:Len,"Alternative design for "Iz gekummen der shochet...""

  label QS:Lde,"Alternativer Entwurf für "Iz gekummen der shochet...""

  . ca. 1919. lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 21.8 × 28 cm (8.5 × 11 in). Edition: probably unicum. Stiftung Moritzburg – Kunstmuseum des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt (Halle).

1920–1922

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  Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge (1919-20)

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  Lenin Tribune (1920)

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  Proun 1E (City) (1920)

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  Study for Proun 4B (1920)

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  Proun 19D (1920 or 1921)

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  Street decoration (1921)

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  Wendingen, vol. 4, no. 11 (1921)

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  Teyashim (1922)

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  Vesch – Objet – Gegenstand. 1922. Print. Edition: unknown

About 2 Squares (1922 Version, Skythen press, Berlin)

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  About 2 [Squares] El Lissitzky

  label QS:Len,"About 2 [Squares] El Lissitzky"

  label QS:Lde,"Über 2 [Quadrate] El Lissitzky"

  . Cover. 1922. print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . Edition: unknown.

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  To All, To All Children

  label QS:Len,"To All, To All Children"

  label QS:Lde,"Für alle, alle Kinder"

  . 1922. print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . Edition: unknown.
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  El Lissitzky. Suprematistic Tale About Two Squares. In 6 Constructions: Berlin, Skythen, 1922

  label QS:Len,"El Lissitzky. Suprematistic Tale About Two Squares. In 6 Constructions: Berlin, Skythen, 1922"

  label QS:Lde,"El Lissitzky. Suprematistische Geschichte über zwei Quadrate. In 6 Konstruktionen: Berlin, Skythen, 1922"

  . 1922. print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . Edition: unknown.
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  Don’t read this book Take — paper…fold — rods…color — blocks of wood…build

  label QS:Len,"Don’t read this book Take — paper…fold — rods…color — blocks of wood…build"

  label QS:Lde,"Nicht lesen. Nimm — Papier...falte — Stifte...Farbe — Holzblöcke...bauen"

  . 1922. print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . Edition: unknown.
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  Here ARE Two Quadrats

  label QS:Len,"Here ARE Two Quadrats"

  label QS:Lde,"Hier SIND zwei Quadrate"

  . 1922. print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . Edition: unknown.
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  Flying Toward the Earth from Far Away And

  label QS:Len,"Flying Toward the Earth from Far Away And"

  label QS:Lde,"Fliegen zur Erde von weit her und"

  . 1922. print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . Edition: unknown.
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  See the Black Restlessy

  label QS:Len,"See the Black Restlessy"

  label QS:Lde,"sehen das Schwarze besorgt"

  . 1922. print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . Edition: unknown.
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  CraSH – Scattering Everywhere

  label QS:Len,"CraSH – Scattering Everywhere"

  label QS:Lde,"AbstuRZ – Zerstreuung überall"

  . 1922. print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . Edition: unknown.
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  And Upon the Black the Red Establishes Itself Clearly

  label QS:Len,"And Upon the Black the Red Establishes Itself Clearly"

  label QS:Lde,"und auf dem Schwarzen schafft das Rote sich selbst eindeutig"

  . 1922. print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . Edition: unknown.
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  So it Ends — Further On...

  label QS:Len,"So it Ends — Further On..."

  label QS:Lde,"So endet es — weiterhin..."

  . 1922. print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . Edition: unknown.

1923

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  Dlja golosa

  . p. 2–3 1923. print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . 13.5 × 19 cm (5.3 × 7.4 in). Edition: unknown
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  Proun 93

  . 1923. pencil, black India ink, pen, gouache and colored pencil. 49.7 × 49.9 cm (19.5 × 19.6 in). Stiftung Moritzburg Kunstmuseum des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt Halle (Saale).

Figurinen, die plastische Gestaltung der elektro-mechanischen Schau "Sieg über die Sonne"

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  Cover

  label QS:Len,"Cover"

  label QS:Lde,"Titelblatt"

  . print

  medium QS:P186,Q11060274

  . 46 × 54 cm (18.1 × 21.2 in). Edition: 75. various collections.
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  opened.

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  Text page

  label QS:Len,"Text page"

  label QS:Lde,"Textblatt"

  . lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q15123870

  . 45.4 × 53.3 cm (17.8 × 20.9 in). Edition: 75.
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  German:

  Teil der Schaumaschinerie

  label QS:Lde,"Teil der Schaumaschinerie"

  . p.1 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q15123870

  . 45.4 × 53.3 cm (17.8 × 20.9 in). Edition: 75.
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  Elocutionist

  label QS:Len,"Elocutionist"

  label QS:Lde,"Ansager"

  . p.2 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q15123870

  . 45.4 × 53.3 cm (17.8 × 20.9 in). Edition: 75.
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  Postman

  label QS:Len,"Postman"

  label QS:Lde,"Posten"

  . p.3 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q15123870

  . 45.4 × 53.3 cm (17.8 × 20.9 in). Edition: 75.
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  German:

  Ängstliche

  label QS:Lde,"Ängstliche"

  p.4 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q15123870

  . 45.4 × 53.3 cm (17.8 × 20.9 in). Edition: 75.
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  German:

  Globetrotter (in der Zeit)

  label QS:Lde,"Globetrotter (in der Zeit)"

  p.5 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q15123870

  . 45.4 × 53.3 cm (17.8 × 20.9 in). Edition: 75.
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  Sportsmen

  label QS:Len,"Sportsmen"

  label QS:Lde,"Sportsmänner"

  . p.6 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q15123870

  . 45.4 × 53.3 cm (17.8 × 20.9 in). Edition: 75.
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  Troublemaker

  label QS:Len,"Troublemaker"

  label QS:Lde,"Zankstifter"

  . p.7 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q15123870

  . 45.4 × 53.3 cm (17.8 × 20.9 in). Edition: 75.
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  Old Man

  label QS:Len,"Old Man"

  label QS:Lde,"Alter (Kopf 2 Schritt hinten)"

  . p.8 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q15123870

  . 45.4 × 53.3 cm (17.8 × 20.9 in). Edition: 75.
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  Gravediggers

  label QS:Len,"Gravediggers"

  label QS:Lde,"Totengräber"

  . p.9 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q15123870

  . 45.4 × 53.3 cm (17.8 × 20.9 in). Edition: 75.
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  New Man

  label QS:Len,"New Man"

  label QS:Lde,"Neuer"

  . p.10 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q15123870

  . 45.4 × 53.3 cm (17.8 × 20.9 in). Edition: 75.

1. Kestnermappe Proun

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  p.1 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 35.2 × 61 cm (13.8 × 24 in).
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  p.2 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 35.2 × 61 cm (13.8 × 24 in).
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  p.3 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 35.2 × 61 cm (13.8 × 24 in).
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  p.4 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 35.2 × 61 cm (13.8 × 24 in).
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  p.5 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 35.2 × 61 cm (13.8 × 24 in).
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  Proun Room

  label QS:Len,"Proun Room"

  label QS:Lde,"Proun-Raum"

  . p.6 lithograph

  medium QS:P186,Q133036

  . 35.2 × 61 cm (13.8 × 24 in).

1924–1941

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  The Constructor (Self portrait)

  label QS:Len,"The Constructor (Self portrait)"

  label QS:Lde,"Der Konstrukteur (Selbstporträt)"

  . 1924. photograph

  medium QS:P186,Q125191

  .
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  Merz Magazine no.8/9

  . 1924.
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  German:

  Wolkenbügel (Fotomontage)

  label QS:Lde,"Wolkenbügel (Fotomontage)"

  . 1925.

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  Vkhutemas Architektur

  label QS:Len,"Vkhutemas Architektur"

  label QS:Lde,"Wchutemas Architektur"

  . 1927.

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  Head Post Office. 1928.

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  Foldout for the 1928 Pressa Exhibition, Cologne. 1928.

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  Ogonyok printing shop. 1928. (Photographer: Sergei Dorokhovsky)

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  USSR Russian Exhibition

  label QS:Len,"USSR Russian Exhibition"

  label QS:Lde,"USSR Russische Ausstellung"

  . 1929.

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  Pelikan TSK

  . 1929.