Lissitzky-Kuppers, Sophie. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd, Reprint 1992
English, Near Fine hardcover, quarto, 10 ⅞” x 8 ⅜”, 410 pp.
ISBN:0500230900
Near Fine quarto, black cloth over boards, red lettering to spine, sticker with illustration affixed to front panel, minimal soiling. Very Good white dust jacket, black lettering to front and spine, illustration of “New man (folio 10)” to front, one foldable plate 10 ½” x 9 ⅞”, minimal edgewear, small dents to back panel and spine, crease to middle of front panel, protected by Mylar sleeve. Text in English, Intro by Herbert Read, Plates, Texts by Lissitzky, replete with full-color and black-and-white plates of Early Works, Prouns, Typography and Photomontage, Exhibition Rooms, Architecture, Last works. Lissitsky, who became a professor of architecture and graphic arts at Vitebsk School of Art in 1918, founded the constructivist movement alongside Naum Gabe, Vladimir Tatlin and Alexander Rodchenko. This fascinating book is the first full-length, fully documented study on Lissitzky, who was a crucial influence on visual and applied arts after 1918, and whose works formed a major point of contact between Soviet art and Western Europe.
