About Two Squares: A Suprematist Tale of Two Squares in Six Constructions

Prints and Drawings

1922

El Lissitzky (Russian, 1890-1941)
published by Theo van Doesburg (Dutch, 1883–1931)

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Artist: El Lissitzky
Title: About Two Squares: A Suprematist Tale of Two Squares in Six Constructions
Place: Russia (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1922
Medium: Book with offset lithograph, lithography, and letterpress in black and red on cream wove paper, stapled along the spine
Dimensions: Book, closed: 28 × 22.2 × 0.5 cm (11 1/16 × 8 3/4 × 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Laura T. Magnuson Acquisition Fund
Reference Number: 2011.855

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