Lot 256
Four Pencil Drawings by Vladimir Tatlin
Four Drawings by Vladimir Tatlin (1885-1953) – figures.
Four pencil drawings, on three sheets of paper. Not signed.
Vladimir Tatlin (Владимир Татлин, 1885-1953), a Russian artist and architect, a leader of the Russian avant-garde movement in the 1920s and a pioneer of the Constructivist movement. In 1919, he was invited by the Department of Fine Arts of the People's Commissariat for Education to plan the monument to the Third International, which will also serve as the headquarters of the Comintern (the international organization of the communist parties). The structure planned by Tatlin, a spiral structure inspired by the Eifel Tower, was meant to be built from industrial materials such as iron, steel and glass and to a large extent reflected the vision of Constructivist art. The plan for the Monument to the Third International is considered today Tatlin's most well-known work; however, the monument itself was never built (both for practical reasons and due to the change for the worse in the authorities' attitude towards the avant-garde art movement).
Three leaves, 40.5X26.5 cm to 44.5X32 cm. Condition varies. Stains. Tears to margins.
Provenance:
1. The A.N. Korsakova collection, Tatlin's widow (as indicated by the penciled notes on verso).
2. The Uzi Agassi collection.
