DrawingsLatvian20th century

Design for a poster or decorative scheme for Red Square: Towards a Worldwide October

c. 1932

Artists

Gustavs Klucis (Klutsis)Artist

Classification

Drawings

Technique

Collage

Medium

Gelatin silver prints, halftone photographs, gouache and ink on paper

Culture

Latvian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

28.6 × 20.6 cm (11 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Presumably Valentina Kulagina, by descent; to Edvard Kulagin. [Walker, Ursitti & McGinnis, New York], sold; to Merrill C. Berman, New York (1992-2023), sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2023.

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