Harvard Art Museums > 1985.201: Study for a lithograph in the Kestner Portfolio Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Study for a lithograph in the Kestner Portfolio (El Lissitzky) , 1985.201,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/222220. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.201 People El Lissitzky, Russian (Pochinok, Russia 1890 - 1941 Moscow, Russia) Title Study for a lithograph in the Kestner Portfolio Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1923 Culture Russian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/222220 Physical Descriptions Medium Gouache, wash, graphite, silver paint, and collage element on tan card Technique Collage Dimensions 55.2 x 41.9 cm (21 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: in graphite at l.c.: EL LiSSiTZKY stamp: on verso at c.c., blue ink, German: Landes Museum Hannover / Rudolf v. Bennigsenstr. 1. Fernruf 82178 / Abteilung für Kunst blind stamp: l.r.: [rectangular stamp; letters are illegible] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Hanover Museum. Alexander Dorner?, by 1938?. The Fredric Wertham Collection, gift of his wife Hesketh; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1985. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Fredric Wertham Collection, Gift of his wife Hesketh Copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Accession Year 1985 Object Number 1985.201 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Peter Nisbet and El Lissitzky, El Lissitzky 1890-1941: Catalogue for an Exhibition of Selected Works from North American Collections, the Sprengel Museum Hanover and the Staatliche Galerie Moritzburg Halle, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1987), Pl. 44, page 107, ill., color Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
