Constructivism Beyond the Cinema · Books, Goods, and the Argument
Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge — El Lissitzky, 1919–20
El Lissitzky · Soviet propaganda poster, 1920
What it is
El Lissitzky’s abstract propaganda poster — a red wedge piercing a white circle, built entirely from geometric shapes and Suprematist color.
Why it matters
One of the first purely abstract propaganda images ever made — argument through geometry alone, no figure, no scene.
What to notice
Not a single representational mark anywhere; the message is carried entirely by shape and color relationship.
An argument that never needed a face.
Provenance
- School
- Soviet Constructivism (USSR)
- Designer
- El Lissitzky
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- Soviet propaganda poster, 1920
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-17.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
