LISSITZKY, El, designer, and TAL, Boris, editor.
INDUSTRIYA SOTSIALIZMA .The Industry of Socialism. Avant-garde.
Published by IZOGIZ, Moscow 1935. First edition.
The author of the artistic construction of the album is El Lissitzky. Mechanical Engineering - Reconstruction Key. Book 3.
Автор художественного альбома Эль Лисицкий. Машиностроение - Ключ Реконструкции. Книга 3.
Полный комплект из семи книг продан на аукционе «Christie’s» 10.04.2008 — $ 79 000.
One of the most important publications of Soviet Propaganda, this album was published to accompany the first All-Union art exhibition celebrating the Socialist Industrialization. For preparation of this album, Lissitzky used photographs and photomontages by V. Shtranikh, M. Prekhner, V. Alpert, A. Shaikhet, G. Petrusov and others.
A complete set of seven books sold at auction Christie's on April 10, 2008 for $79,000.
Soft cover, 41 sheets . In Russian.
Approx. size: 260 x 350 mm. Weight more 500 g (18 oz).
Condition-see scans.
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