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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
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
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)