PrintsLatvian20th century

USSR - Shock Brigade for the World Proletariat

1931

Artists

Gustavs Klucis (Klutsis)Artist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Lithograph

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Culture

Latvian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

143.5 × 103.2 cm (56 1/2 × 40 5/8 in.)

Provenance

[Galerie Serpente, Paris], sold; to Merrill C. Berman, New York (1974-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2023.

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