Old Man, His Head Two Paces Behind

Name: Old Man, His Head Two Paces Behind
Brand: El Lissitzky
Price: 189.0 USD
Availability: InStock

1920 · color crayon and brush and tusche lithograph with scraping · El Lissitzky

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Old Man, His Head Two Paces Behind by El Lissitzky, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Light Walnut, living — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Light Walnut · Living room

Old Man, His Head Two Paces Behind by El Lissitzky, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Arber Raw Oak, media room — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Raw Oak · Media room

Old Man, His Head Two Paces Behind by El Lissitzky, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, restaurant — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Restaurant

Story

Flat shapes of black, orange, and yellow sit across a pale cream surface, with loose round forms sketched in among the angular blocks, suggesting a face pulled apart into fragments. The print was made with color crayon and brush and tusche lithograph with scraping, under the title Old Man, His Head Two Paces Behind. El Lissitzky, who lived 1890–1941, worked within Constructivism and Suprematism as a Russian artist, architect, and designer.