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Constructivism Beyond the Cinema · Books, Goods, and the Argument
Capital, Poster by Viktor Deni with Verse by Demyan Bedny, 1919
Viktor Deni (1893-1946), verse by Demyan Bedny (1883-1945) · Soviet political poster, 1919
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A 1919 Soviet poster titled Capital, drawn by Viktor Deni with verse by Demyan Bedny.
Why it matters
Deni (1893-1946) made his name as a caricaturist in the satirical journals of Saint Petersburg from 1913, then worked for Litizdat, the state publisher, and drew nearly 50 posters in the Civil War. Bedny supplied verse to many of them.
What to notice
The drawing and the verse share the sheet, so the picture lands first and the rhyme second.
Capital drawn as a man you could laugh at.
Provenance
- School
- Soviet Constructivism (USSR)
- Designer
- Viktor Deni (1893-1946), verse by Demyan Bedny (1883-1945)
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- Soviet political poster, 1919
- Source
- Red Avant-Garde collection (source scan) · redavantgarde.com item 1738
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 2026-11-01.
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