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Figurinen: Sportsmänner (Figurines: Athletes)

El Lissitzky (Russian, 1890–1941)
1923

Medium/Technique Color lithograph, plate six from the portfolio, Figurinen (Figurines), ten plates portraying the characters for his electro-mechanical marionette version of the Futurist opera, Sieg über die Sonne (Victory Over the Sun)
Dimensions Sheet: 54.2 x 46.5 cm (21 5/16 x 18 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Richard E. Caves
Accession Number2022.755
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPrinted by Robert Leunis and Chapman GmbH, Hannover. Published by the artist.
InscriptionsIn graphite, l.l.: El Lissitzky
ProvenanceMay 2, 1984, anonymous sale, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, lot 223A; sold to Richard E. Caves (b. 1931 – d. 2019), Cambridge, MA; 2022, bequest of Richard E. Caves to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 2022)