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El Lissitzky, Umschlagentwurf zum Buch „Das Huhn, das einen Kamm haben wollte, 1919, Tuschfeder auf Bütten (Wasserzeichen: ORIGINAL LIGAT MILLS)

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Umschlagentwurf zum Buch „Das Huhn, das einen Kamm haben wollte

El Lissitzky (Russian, 1890–1941) · 1919

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Medium: Drawing · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “Tuschfeder auf Bütten (Wasserzeichen: ORIGINAL LIGAT MILLS)”
Category: Drawings
Dimensions: 27,1 × 21,3 cm
Auction house: Grisebach
Sale: Ausgewählte Werke (187-192)
Date: November 25, 2011
Location: Berlin, Germany
Lot: 359
Estimate: €7,000 – €9,000 (≈ $9,260 – $11,906) (≈ £5,991 – £7,703)
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El Lissitzky, Sportsmänner, plate 6 from Figurinen, die Plastische Gestaltung der Elektro-Mechanischen Schau 'Sieg über die Sonne' (Sportsmen, plate 6 from Figurines, The Three-Dimensional Design of the Electro-Mechanical Show 'Victory over the Sun') (L.-K. 60, E. 66), 1920-21, Lithograph in colors, on strong white vellum paper, with full margins

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Sportsmänner, plate 6 from Figurinen, die Plastische Gestaltung der Elektro-Mechanischen Schau 'Sieg über die Sonne' (Sportsmen, plate 6 from Figurines, The Three-Dimensional Design of the Electro-Mechanical Show 'Victory over the Sun') (L.-K. 60, E. 66), 1920-21

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El Lissitzky, Wendingen Journal, volume IV, number 11, 1921, Lithograph in colors, on wove paper, printed on the front and back cover of the periodical Wendingen devoted to Frank Lloyd Wright with photogravures and text by Dr. H.P. Berlage, the full sheet, bound (as issued) with partial raffia sewn spine

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Wendingen Journal, volume IV, number 11, 1921

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El Lissitzky, Proun 5A, 1919, Lithografie auf bräunlichem Papier

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El Lissitzky, Proun 3A, 1920/21, Lithografie auf bräunlichem Papier

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