Sportsmen

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

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Sportsmen by El Lissitzky, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, living
Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Living room
Sportsmen by El Lissitzky, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Ramino Opaque White, media room
Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Ramino Opaque White · Media room
Sportsmen 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
Sportsmen

Story

Two stylized athletes face each other, their heads reduced to plain black circles, bodies suggested by red-striped bands and yellow rectangular blocks set against a cream ground. The arrangement relies on flat geometric shapes rather than realistic detail, built from color crayon and brush and tusche lithograph with scraping. El Lissitzky, Russian, 1890–1941, worked within Constructivism and Suprematism, and this print belongs to the Baltimore Museum of Art.

Where it works

A muted abstract suited to living rooms and media rooms, and to restaurants, in a vertical format.

CreatorEl Lissitzky
Year1920
Mediumcolor crayon and brush and tusche lithograph with scraping
Original dimensions21.0625 × 17.9375 in
SKUbmoa0158_frgc_1620
Archive IDrs:100:35710

The Baltimore Museum of Art: Print Fund, 1956.39.6 · © 2011 Artist's Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn