Lot 40107 – EL LISSITZKY (Lazar Markovich Lissitzky 1890-1941)ENSEMBLE
Lot 40107 – EL LISSITZKY (Lazar Markovich Lissitzky 1890-1941)ENSEMBLE
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Lot 40107 – EL LISSITZKY (Lazar Markovich Lissitzky 1890-1941)ENSEMBLE
Feldman International Auctions » Art Impressionniste & Moderne / Impressionist & Modern Art
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
9’000 – 18’000 CHF
Auction date
Sun 1 Dec 2024 at 16:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
EL LISSITZKY (Lazar Markovich Lissitzky 1890-1941)SERIE COMPLETE DE SES 6 OEUVRES ORIGINALES EN TYPOGRAPHIE DE 1922 AU FORMAT CARTE POSTALE ET LEUR POCHETTE ILLUSTRE – “SUPREMATISCH WORDEN VAN 2 KWADRATEN IN 6 KONSTRUKTIES”
La pochette présente uniquement les habituels petits défauts liés à son âge et dus à sa fonction (incluant une déchirure de 3 cm en haut à gauche), tandis que les six cartes postales sont en très bon état et fraîches. Dimensions : 140 mm x 95 mm chacune.
CES OEUVRES D’ART IMPRIMÉES PAR LISSITZKY EN FORMAT CARTE POSTALE EN 1922 SONT UNIQUES ET REPRÉSENTENT UN AJOUT SIGNIFICATIF À SON OEUVRE ARTISTIQUE. AVANT LEUR DÉCOUVERTE, CES PIÈCES ÉTAIENT INCONNUES DE DR. TATIANA GORYACHEVA DE LA GALERIE TRETYAKOV À MOSCOU, QUI A MENTIONNÉ QUE, PAR LA SUITE, DES ARTISTES DU MOUVEMENT BAUHAUS ÉTAIENT CONNUS POUR AVOIR ÉMIS LEURS ŒUVRES EN FORMAT CARTE POSTALE POUR LA PREMIÈRE EXPOSITION DU BAUHAUS EN 1923 ; UN TEL ENSEMBLE DE 20 CARTES POSTALES A RÉCEMMENT ÉTÉ ACHETÉ PAR LE MoMA.
Contexte historique de l’art :
L’une des œuvres les plus connues d’El Lissitzky est le court livre illustré, “À propos de deux carrés”, destiné à des enfants de tous âges. Lissitzky était un artiste, architecte, designer, typographe et photographe russe impliqué dans le mouvement avant-gardiste en Russie soviétique et en Allemagne jusqu’à l’essor du réalisme soviétique en 1930. Il a influencé les innovations typographiques et publicitaires du Bauhaus. En 1922, Lissitzky a été invité à concevoir un double numéro du journal De Stijl de La Haye, aux Pays-Bas. Cela a joué un rôle significatif dans le développement de l’architecture moderne, du design et de l’art abstrait.
Faisant partie de son portfolio Proun, “À propos de deux carrés” était une puissante expression du communisme révolutionnaire et de l’art moderne, suivant le parcours d’un carré noir et d’un carré rouge qui voyagent de loin et atterrissent sur Terre. Pour Lissitzky, ces carrés symbolisent la supériorité du nouvel ordre soviétique représenté par le carré rouge sur l’ancien ordre symbolisé par le carré noir. Le style artistique de Lissitzky, notamment dans “Deux carrés”, reflète son alignement avec les principes constructivistes russes après 1921. Son objectif était d’incorporer le langage abstrait du suprématisme au service du nouvel ordre social et politique.
Provenance : provenant de la collection d’un collectionneur belge de renom des années 1930.
Bibliographie : L’emballage était le design de couverture de Lissitzky pour De Stijl, 1922, n°10/11. Friedman, p.159. Illustration plate VI.
EL LISSITZKY (Lazar Markovich Lissitzky 1890-1941) COMPLETE SET OF HIS 6 ORIGINAL 1922 LETTERPRESS WORKS OF ART IN POSTCARD FORMAT AND THEIR ILLUSTRATED WRAPPER- “SUPREMATISCH WORDEN VAN 2 KWADRATEN IN 6 KONSTRUKTIES“
The wrapper only shows the usual minor age related faults due to its function (incl. 3 cm tear at top left ), the six postcards are in very fine and fresh condition. Size 140mm x 95mm each.
THESE WORKS OF ART PRINTED BY LISSITZKY IN POSTCARD FORMAT IN 1922 ARE UNIQUE AND REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT ADDITION TO HIS ARTISTIC OEUVRE. PRIOR TO THEIR DISCOVERY, THESE PIECES WERE UNKNOWN TO DR. TATIANA GORYACHEVA OF THE TRETYAKOV GALLERY IN MOSCOW WHO MENTIONED THAT LATER, ARTISTS OF THE BAUHAUS MOVEMENT WERE KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUED THEIR WORKS IN POSTCARD FORMAT FOR THE FIRST BAUHAUS EXHIBITION IN 1923, SUCH A SET OF 20 POSTCARDS WAS LATELY BOUGHT BY THE MoMA.
Art historical context:
One of El Lissitzky’s best-known works is the short picture book, “About Two Squares”, intended for children of all ages. Lissitzky was a Russian artist, architect, designer, typographer, and photographer who was involved in the avant-garde movement in Soviet Russia and Germany until the rise of Soviet Realism in 1930. He influenced the typographical and advertising innovations of the Bauhaus. In 1922 Lissitzky was invited to design a double issue of the De Stijl journal of The Hague, Netherlands. It played a significant role in shaping the development of modern architecture, design, and abstract art.
Forming Part of his Proun portfolio “About Two Squares” was a powerful expression of revolutionary Communism and modern art, it follows the journey of a black square and a red square as they travel from afar and land on Earth. For Lissitzky, these squares symbolize the superiority of the new Soviet order represented by the red square over the old order symbolized by the black square. Lissitzky’s artistic style, particularly in “Two Squares,” reflects his alignment with Russian Constructivist principles after 1921. His aim was to incorporate Suprematism’s abstract language into the service of the new social and political order.
Provenance: from the collection of a prominent Belgian collector of the 1930s
Bibliography: The wrapper was Lissitzky´s cover design for De Stijl, 1922, no.10/11. Friedman, p.159. Illustration plate VI
The wrapper only shows the usual minor age related faults due to its function (incl. 3 cm tear at top left ), the six postcards are in very fine and fresh condition. Size 140mm x 95mm each.
THESE WORKS OF ART PRINTED BY LISSITZKY IN POSTCARD FORMAT IN 1922 ARE UNIQUE AND REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT ADDITION TO HIS ARTISTIC OEUVRE. PRIOR TO THEIR DISCOVERY, THESE PIECES WERE UNKNOWN TO DR. TATIANA GORYACHEVA OF THE TRETYAKOV GALLERY IN MOSCOW WHO MENTIONED THAT LATER, ARTISTS OF THE BAUHAUS MOVEMENT WERE KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUED THEIR WORKS IN POSTCARD FORMAT FOR THE FIRST BAUHAUS EXHIBITION IN 1923, SUCH A SET OF 20 POSTCARDS WAS LATELY BOUGHT BY THE MoMA.
Art historical context:
One of El Lissitzky’s best-known works is the short picture book, “About Two Squares”, intended for children of all ages. Lissitzky was a Russian artist, architect, designer, typographer, and photographer who was involved in the avant-garde movement in Soviet Russia and Germany until the rise of Soviet Realism in 1930. He influenced the typographical and advertising innovations of the Bauhaus. In 1922 Lissitzky was invited to design a double issue of the De Stijl journal of The Hague, Netherlands. It played a significant role in shaping the development of modern architecture, design, and abstract art.
Forming Part of his Proun portfolio “About Two Squares” was a powerful expression of revolutionary Communism and modern art, it follows the journey of a black square and a red square as they travel from afar and land on Earth. For Lissitzky, these squares symbolize the superiority of the new Soviet order represented by the red square over the old order symbolized by the black square. Lissitzky’s artistic style, particularly in “Two Squares,” reflects his alignment with Russian Constructivist principles after 1921. His aim was to incorporate Suprematism’s abstract language into the service of the new social and political order.
Provenance: from the collection of a prominent Belgian collector of the 1930s
Bibliography: The wrapper was Lissitzky´s cover design for De Stijl, 1922, no.10/11. Friedman, p.159. Illustration plate VI
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