DrawingsLatvian20th century

Typographic study: Molodaya Gvardiya (Young Guard)

c. 1924-1930

Artists

Gustavs Klucis (Klutsis)Artist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gouache, ink and graphite on off-white thick paper

Culture

Latvian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

30.5 × 21.6 cm (12 × 8 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Merrill C. Berman, New York, sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2023.

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