Log in to see this item in other languages
Drawing for illustration to “Shifs-karta (The boat ticket)” in Ilya Ehrenburg’s Six Tales with Easy Endings Moscow-Berlin: Helikon, 1922
El Lissitzky, one of the leading Russian avant-garde artists, started his artistic career promoting the revival of a Jewish national art in Russia. Within a few years, however, he abandoned Jewish themes in favor of a universal, abstract language. This collage represents his last work with Jewish content. It is unusual in its combination of dramatic visual quality, enigmatic subject matter, and J…
Creator
- El Lissitzky
- El Lissitzky
Type of item
- Photography
- Photography genre
Medium
- India ink and collage on paper
Creator
- El Lissitzky
- El Lissitzky
Type of item
- Photography
- Photography genre
Medium
- India ink and collage on paper
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights
- The Boris and Lisa Aronson Collection Purchased through a bequest from Dvora Cohen, Afeka, Israel
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/photography/ProvidedCHO/The Israel Museum, Jerusalem/202364
- 202364
Extent
- 435 x 241 mm
Providing country
- Israel
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2021-03-18T11:29:21.879Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-03-18T11:29:21.879Z