DrawingsLatvian20th century

Maquette for the poster "Let’s repay the coal debt to the state"

1930

Artists

Gustavs Klucis (Klutsis)Artist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gelatin silver print and gouache on paper

Culture

Latvian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

16.1 × 11.5 cm (6 5/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Presumably Valentina Kulagina, by descent; to Edvard Kulagin. [Galerie Avantgarde, Berlin], sold; to Merrill C. Berman, New York, sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2023.

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