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Constructivism Beyond the Cinema · Reading & the Stage
USSR Russische Ausstellung, Kunstgewerbemuseum Zürich, Poster by El Lissitzky, 1929
El Lissitzky (1890-1941) · Exhibition poster, Kunstgewerbemuseum Zürich, 1929
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 1929 poster by El Lissitzky for the Russian exhibition at the Kunstgewerbemuseum Zürich, 24 March to 28 April 1929. A young man and a young woman are printed as one double head above a photograph of a modern building.
Why it matters
Lissitzky worked across Europe as the Soviet Union's exhibition designer. The poster was printed in Zürich by Gebr. Fretz and is held by the Basel Poster Collection.
What to notice
USSR is printed in red across the foreheads, and the museum name runs up the left edge in a red band.
A new state introduced abroad by its young.
Provenance
- School
- Soviet Constructivism (USSR)
- Designer
- El Lissitzky (1890-1941)
- Printer / house
- Gebr. Fretz AG, Zürich
- Format
- Exhibition poster
- Poster published
- Exhibition poster, Kunstgewerbemuseum Zürich, 1929
- Source
- Basel Poster Collection (Plakatsammlung) · CH-000957-X-8308
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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