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Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich: The Russian Avant-Garde in Vitebsk, 1918-1922 The Jewish Museum September 14, 2018-January 6, 2019 Checklist SECOND FLOOR CORRIDOR AND ELEVATOR LOBBY FILM CLIP TO PROJECT ON WALL ACROSS SECOND FLOOR ELEVATOR Chronicle of the Russian Revolution, 1917 32mm film, black-and-white, silent, fifteen-second extract Gaumont Pathé Archives, Saint-Ouen, France GRAPHIC-PHOTO BLOW UP (before entrance to exhibition) Teachers, students, and employees of the Vitebsk People's Art School, Winter 1919-20 Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris Exhibition Gallery 1: KAPLAN GALLERY SECTION 1: POST-REVOLUTIONARY FERVOR IN VITEBSK Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Study for Double portrait with Wine Glass, 1917 Graphite and watercolor on the back of a Cyrillic print, framed dimensions 21 7/8 x 16 15/16 in. (55.5 x 43 cm); 27.8 x 15.6 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris , donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988

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Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich: The Russian Avant-Garde in Vitebsk, 1918-1922 The Jewish Museum September 14, 2018-January 6, 2019 Checklist SECOND FLOOR CORRIDOR AND ELEVATOR LOBBY FILM CLIP TO PROJECT ON WALL ACROSS SECOND FLOOR ELEVATOR Chronicle of the Russian Revolution, 1917 32mm film, black-and-white, silent, fifteen-second extract Gaumont Pathé Archives, Saint-Ouen, France GRAPHIC-PHOTO BLOW UP (before entrance to exhibition) Teachers, students, and employees of the Vitebsk People's Art School, Winter 1919-20 Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris

Exhibition Gallery 1: KAPLAN GALLERY SECTION 1: POST-REVOLUTIONARY FERVOR IN VITEBSK Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Study for Double portrait with Wine Glass, 1917 Graphite and watercolor on the back of a Cyrillic print, framed dimensions 21 7/8 x 16 15/16 in. (55.5 x 43 cm); 27.8 x 15.6 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris , donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Double portrait with Wine Glass, [1917-18] Oil on canvas, framed dimensions: 97 ¼ x 58 11/16 in. (247 x 149 cm); 92 ½ x 53 15/16 in. (235 x 137 cm) Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, gift of the artist, 1949

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Sketch for the Composition “Panel with the Figure of a Worker,” 1918 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 30 15/16 x 25 in. (78.5 x 63.5 cm) ; 18 ½ x 13 3/8 in. (47 x 34 cm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Red Guards, 1918 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 30 15/16 x 25 in. (78.5 x 63.5 cm); 58 x 42 cm Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Sketch for the composition "Construction of the Palace of Labor," 1918 Pen and ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper, framed dimensions: 17 1/8 x 21 11/16 in. (43.5 x 55.5 cm); 10 ¼ x 14 3/16 in. (26 x 36 cm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Onward, Onward, 1918 Study for the first anniversary of the October Revolution Graphite and gouache on gridlined paper, framed dimensions. 16 15/16 x 21 7/8 x 1 1/16 in. (43 x 55.5 x 2.7 cm); 9 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. (23.4 x 33.7 cm) Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Rider Blowing a Horn, 1918 Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper, framed dimensions: 20 7/8 x 24 13/16 x 5/8 in. (53 x 63 x 1.5 cm); 23 x 30 cm Private Collection

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Man with His Head Thrown Back, 1919 Oil on cardboard mounted on panel, framed dimensions: 27 1/8 x 23 5/8 x 1 3/16 in. (68.9 x 60 x 3 cm); 22 7/16 x 18 ½ in. (57 x 47 cm) Private Collection

Celebrations in Vitebsk, 1918 32mm film, black-and-white, silent, one-minute extract Belarusian State Archives of Film and Photography, Dzerzhinsk

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Anywhere out of the World, 1915-19 Oil on cardboard mounted on canvas, framed dimensions 34 ¼ x 29 1/8 x 2 in. (87 x 74 x 5 cm); 61 x 47.5 cm The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Japan, extended Loan from the Bureau of Public Utilities, Gunma Prefectural Government

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Self-Portrait with Easel, 1919 Gouache on paper, framed dimensions: 16 15/16 x 18 ½ x 2 in. (43 x 47 x 5 cm); 7 5/16 x 8 7/8 in. (18.5 x 22.5 cm) Private Collection

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Composition with a Goat, 1917-20 Oil, ink, graphite, and gum arabic on card stock, framed dimensions: 11 13/16 x 15 ¾ x 13/16 in. (30 x 40 x 2 cm); 16.5 x 24 cm Private Collection

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Profile at the Window, 1918 Graphite, gouache, and ink on cardboard, framed dimensions 22 5/8 x 17 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. (57.5 x 44.9 x 4.1 cm); 22 x 16.8 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Sketch for Purim, 1916–17 Ink and watercolor on paper, framed dimensions: 28 ¾ x 33 11/16 x 13/16 in. (73 x 85.5 x 2 cm); 46 x 62 cm Private Collection

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) The Embroidered Shirt, 1919 Page from a notebook, colored ink and lace print on paper, framed dimensions: 30 15/16 x 25 x 1 1/16 in. (78.5 x 63.5 x 2.7 cm); 47.2 x 34 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) A Gentleman, 1920 Page from a notebook, ink on paper, framed dimensions: 30 15/16 x 25 x 1 1/6 in. (78.5 x 63.5 x 2.7 cm); 46.9 x 32.4 cm; Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) “To What Use Will This Limpid Clarity Be to Me?” (Village Walking), illustration for David Hofstein’s “Mourning,” 1920 Ink on vellum, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 16 15/16 x 1 1/16 in. (55.5 x 43 x 2.7 cm); 32.6 x 29 cm; Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) The Abduction, 1920 Page from a notebook, ink and lace prints on paper, framed dimensions: 25 x 30 15/16 x 1 1/16 in. (63.5 x 78.5 x 2.7 cm); 34 x 47.1 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) The Traveler, [1918], dated 1914 Gouache and black ink on dark paper, framed dimensions: 16 9/16 x 14 5/8 x 1 in. (42 x 37 x 2.5 cm); 20 x 18 cm Private Collection

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) The Moon-Painter, 1916-17 Gouache, watercolor, and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 ½ x 22 7/16 x 1 3/16 in. (54.5 x 57 x 3 cm); 32 x 30 cm Private Collection

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) The Old Man with Glasses, 1920 Gouache on paper, framed dimensions: 19 15/16 x 19 5/16 x 1 3/8 in. (50.5 x 49 x 3.5 cm); 23.5 x 24 cm Private Collection

In Display Case El Lissitzky (1890–1941) Had Gadya Suite: Cover, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121a

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: Father Bought a Kid for Two Zuzim, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121c

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Cat Came and Devoured the Kid, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) 10 3/4 × 10 in. (27.3 × 25.4 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121d

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Dog Came and Bit the Cat, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121e

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Stick Came and Beat the Dog, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121f

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Fire Came and Burnt the Stick, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121g

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Water Came and Extinguished the Fire, 1919 Color lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121h

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Ox Came and Drank the Water, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121i

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Slaughterer Came and Slaughtered the Ox, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121j

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Angel of Death Came and Slew the Slaughterer, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121k

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: Then Came the Most Holy and Slew the Angel of Death, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of Leonard and Phyllis Greenberg, 1986-121l

Exhibition Gallery 2: HURST GALLERY SECTION 2—THE VITEBSK PEOPLE’S ART SCHOOL—SECTION BEGINS IN HURST AND ENDS IN BLOOMBERG Text Panel illustration View of the People’s Art School Building in Vitebsk (former Vichniak mansion), 2017 Photograph by Igor Goussakov Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Self-Portrait, 1918 Gouache on paper, framed dimensions: 16 15/16 x 13 x 11/16 in. (43 x 33 x 1.7 cm); 12.4 x 10.6 cm Private Collection

View of Vitebsk, late 19th-early 20th century Postcard, 3 5/16 x 5 7/16 in. (8.3 x 13.7 cm) Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris

View of Vitebsk, late 19th-early 20th century Postcard, 3 5/16 x 5 7/16 in. (8.3 x 13.7 cm) Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris (Paris 0396)

View of Vitebsk, late 19th-early 20th century Postcard, 3 ½ x 5 7/16 in. (8.9 x 13.7 cm) Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris

Marc Chagall in front of the entrance of the People’s Art School, Vitebsk, c. 1919 Gelatin silver print, 10 3/8 x 6 5/8 x 3/8 in. (26.3 x 15.8 x 1 cm) Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris

Members of the Creative Committee of the People’s Art School, Vitebsk, summer 1919 From left to right, front row: El Lissitzky, Vera Ermolaeva, Marc Chagall, Yuri (Yehuda) Pen, Aleksandr Romm Gelatin silver print, 6 5/8 X 10 3/8 X 3/8 in. (15.8 x 26.3 x 1 cm) Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris

Top photo: Marc Chagall and his students at the People’s Art School, Vitebsk, first half of 1919 Standing from right to left: Mikhail Veksler, Lev Tsiperson Seated from left to right: Lazar Khidekel, Marc Chagall, Mikhail (Moisei) Kunin, Ilya Chashnik, Chaim Zeldin Seated on the floor: Lev Zevin Gelatin silver print

Bottom photo: Members of the Creative Commitee of the People’s Art School, Vitebsk, winter 1919 Seated, left to right: Yuri (Yehuda) Pen, Marc Chagall, Vera Ermolaeva, Kazimir Malevich Gelatin silver print, 9 ½ x 12 5/8 in. (24 x 32 cm) (support) Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris

View of the first exhibition at the People’s Art School, Vitebsk, summer 1919 Gelatin silver print, 10 3/8 x 6 5/8 x 3/8 in. (26.3 x 15.8 x 1 cm) Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris

Yuri (Yehuda) Pen (1854-1937) Portrait of Marc Chagall, [1914] Oil on canvas, framed dimensions: 30 11/16 x 25 3/6 x 1 in. (78x 64 x 2.5 cm) ; 54 x 51 cm Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus. National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) The Visit of the Self-Portrait, 1918 Ink, graphite, and white paint on paper, framed dimensions: 23 5/8 x 19 11/6 x 13/16 in. ( 65.2 x 55.4 x 2 cm); 60 x 50 cm Private Collection

Yuri (Yehuda) Pen (1854-1937) Self-Portrait, 1922 Oil on canvas, framed dimensions: 45 5/16 x 32 1/8 x 2 ¼ in. (115 x 81.5 x 6.5 cm); 38 5/8 x 26 in. (98 x 66 cm) Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus. National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk

Exhibition Gallery 3: BLOOMBERG GALLERY THE VITEBSK PEOPLE’S ART SCHOOL, SECTION 2 CONTINUES Aleksandr Romm (1886-1952) At the train station, c. 1920 Graphite on paper Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

Aleksandr Romm (1886-1952) A merchant, 1918 Graphite on paper Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson posing in front of his monument in memory of Karl Liebknecht, unveiled in Vitebsk, March 23, 1920 (GRAPHIC-PHOTO BLOW UP) Private Collection

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Cubo-Suprematist Figure (Model for a Monument), 1920 Painted plaster, 14 13/16 x 6 ½ x 8 15/16 in. (37.5 x 16.5 x 22.6 cm) Vladimir Tsarenkov Collection, London

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Model for the Monument to Karl Liebknecht, 1920 Plaster, 20 x 9 ½ x 11 7/16 in. (51 x 24 x 29 cm) Vladimir Tsarenkov Collection, London

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Composition, 1920 Pencil and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 35.7 х 22.5 сm Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Composition (Walking Robot), 1920 Pencil and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 13 5/8 x 8 11/16 in. (34.5 x 22 cm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 10 15/16 x 8 7/8 in. (27.8 х 22 сm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 10 15/16 x 8 7/8 in. (27.7 х 22 сm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 10 15/16 x 8 7/8 in. (27.8 х 22 сm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 16 15/16 in. (55.5 x 43 cm); 27 х 22 сm Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 13 5/16 x 8 7/8 in. (33.7 х 22 сm ) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 13 5/16 x 8 7/8 in. (33.7 х 22 сm ) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 13 7/16 x 8 7/8 in. (34 х 22 сm ) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 13 5/16 x 8 7/8 in. (33.6 х 22 сm ) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 13 7/16 x 8 7/8 in. (34 х 22 сm ) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 13 7/16 x 8 7/8 in. (34 х 22 сm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 13 5/16 x 8 7/8 in. (33.8 х 22 сm ) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 13 7/16 x 8 7/8 in (34 х 22 сm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 12 11/16 x 8 7/8 in (32.3 x 22 cm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Study, 1920 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 13 1/4 x 8 7/8 in (33.6 x 22 cm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

David Yakerson (1896–1947) Suprematist Composition, 1920 Watercolor, gouache, ink, and graphite on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (55.5 x 43.5 cm); 32.2 x22 cm Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Cubist Landscape, 1919 Oil, tempera, graphite, and plaster on canvas, framed dimensions 43 11/16 x 27 9/16 in. (111 x 70 cm); 39 3/8 x 23 ¼ in. (100 x 59 cm) Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation of Ida Chagall, 1984

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Over Vitebsk, 1915-20, after a 1914 painting Oil on canvas, framed dimensions: 32 11/16 x 42 15/16 in. (83 x 109 cm) 26 3/8 x 36 ½ in. (67 x 92.7 cm) Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange), 1949

Ivan Puni (1894 - 1956) Vitebsk, 1919 Black and blue pencil and ink on paste paper on paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 16 15/16 x 1 1/16 in. (55.5 x 43 x 2.7 cm); 35.5 x 22.5 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, Donation of Mrs. Kseniya Puni, 1966

Ivan Puni (1894 - 1956) Railroad Car, [1919] Graphite, ink, and colored pencil on paste paper on cardboard, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 16 15/16 x 1 1/16 in. (55.5 x 43 x 2.7 cm); 32.5 x 21 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, Donation of Mrs. Kseniya Puni, 1966

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Vitebsk Rooftops, 1920 Dry brush on cardboard, framed dimensions.: 15 9/16 x 13 3/8 in. (39.5 x 34 cm); 8 5/8 x 6 in. (21.8 x 15.1 cm) Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Vitebsk Street, 1920 Dry brush on cardboard, framed dimensions: 14 5/8 x 14 13/16 in. (37 x 37.5 cm); 21.8 x 15.1 cm Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Ivan Puni (1894 - 1956) The Red Violin, 1919 Paste paper on paper marouflaged onto canvas, framed dimensions: 51 3/16 x 63 in. (130 x 160 cm); 115 x 146 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, Donation of Mrs. Kseniya Puni, 1966

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Backyard in Vitebsk, 1919 Gouache on cardboard, framed Dimensions: 14 3/16 x 16 ½ in. (36 x 42 cm); 17.8 x 24.2 cm Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Mikhail (Moisei) Kunin (1897-1972) Art of the Commune, 1919 Oil on canvas, framed dimensions: 30 15/16 x 38 3/16 x 1 3/6 in. (78.5 x 97 x 3 cm); 71 x 90 cm Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk

Exhibition Gallery 4: HELLER GALLERY SECTION 3—“THE NEW IN ART”: LISSITZKY AND MALEVICH El Lissitzky (left) and Kazimir Malevich, summer of 1920 (GRAPHIC-PHOTO BLOW UP) Private Collection

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) “Schema I - III ” for "On New Systems in Art, "1919 Lithograph, matted dimensions: 28 3/4 x 34 in. (73.025 x 86.36 cm.) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Dynamic Model for "On New Systems in Art," 1919 Lithograph, sheet dimensions: 8 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (22.54 x 18.42 cm) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Untitled (Cow and Violin) for "On New Systems in Art, "1919 Lithograph, sheet dimensions: 9 x 7 1/2 in. (22.86 x 19.05 cm) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

Kazimir Malevich (Russian, b. Ukraine, 1878 – 1935) Printed by the Graphic Workshop, People’s Art School , Vitebsk On New Systems in Art, Vitebsk, 1919 Copy given to El Lissitzky, signed July 15, 1919, Nemchinovka Published in December 1919 in Vitebsk Linocut with comments and drawings, thirty-two pages, 9 5/8 x 8 3/16 in. (24.4 x 20.7 cm) [3 pages will be shown] Collection of Vladimir Tzarenkov, London

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Letter to Marc Chagall, April 8, 1920 Ink on paper, 8 15/16 x 3 15/16 in. (22.7 x 9.9 cm) Archives Marc and Ida Chagall, Paris

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Mystic Suprematism (Red Cross on Black Circle), 1920-22 Oil on canvas, framed dimensions: 29 ¾ x 21 ¼ x 1 13/16 in. (75.5 x 54 x 4.5 cm); 72.5 x 51 cm Stedelijk Museum Collection, Amsterdam, ownership recognized by agreement with the estate of Kazimir Malevich, 2008

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Cover design “Cycle of Lectures” by Nikolai Punin, 1920 Colored lithograph on paper, framed dimensions: 16 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (41.275 x 56.515 cm) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Suprematist Cross, 1920 Woodcut, 12 1/4 x 10 in. (31.115 x 25.4 cm.) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Suprematism of the Spirit, 1919 Oil on panel, framed dimensions: 33 3/8 x 26 3/8 x 2 13/16 in. (84.7 x 66.9 x 7.1 cm); 21 15/16 x 15 ¼ in. (55.6 x 38.7 cm) Stedelijk Museum Collection, Amsterdam, on loan from the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands and Stichting Khardzhiev

El Lissitzky (Russian, 1890–1941) Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge, 1919-20/1965-80 Offset print, 20 1/16 x 24 7/16 in. (51 x 62 cm) Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Proun 6, 1919-20 Oil on canvas, framed dimensions 33 91/6 x 25 x 2 in. (85.2 x 63.5 x 5 cm); 31 7/8 x 23 ¼ in. (81 x 59 cm ); Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt, Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (Saale), Germany

El Lissitzky (Russian, 1890–1941) Propaganda Board in Vitebsk: “The Factory Workbenches Await You, Let’s Get Production Moving!” 1919–20 Vintage gelatin silver print, framed dimensions. 18 5/16 x 14 3/8 in. (46.5 x 36.5 cm); 7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (18.1 x 13.02 cm) Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection

El Lissitzky (Russian, 1890–1941) Proun 55, 1923 Oil on canvas, Framed: 24 7/16 x 20 5/16 x 2 in. (62 x 51.5 x 5 cm); 58 x 47.5 cm Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt, Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (Saale), Germany

El Lissitzky (Russian, 1890–1941) Two Squares: A Suprematist Tale in Six Constructions, 1922* Published by Skythen Verlag, Berlin Book with seven letterpress illustrations (including cover), page (each): 10 15/16 x 8 7/8" (27.8 x 22.5 cm) Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations *accompanied by slide show on iPad, featuring all openings of book

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Untitled (Rosa Luxemburg), 1919-20 Graphite, ink, and gouache on paper, 4 x 3 15/16 in. (10.1 x 10 cm) State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki (440.80)

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Album of figurines for the Opera Victory Over the Sun, 1923 Ten lithographs, approx. dimensions for each print: 20 1/8 x 16 7/8 in. (51 x 43 cm) Private Collection

Designed by El Lissitzky and UNOVIS Speaker’s Rostrum for Outdoor Public Spaces 1985 model based on 1920-24 design Steel, sheet metal, brass, and wood, 61 x 27 ½ x 15 ¾ in. (155 x 70 x 40 cm) TECTA Kragstuhlmuseum, Lauenförde, Germany

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Lenin Rostrum (GRAPHIC-PHOTO BLOW UP) Original: gouache, ink, and photomontage on board State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Drawing for Proun 6B, 1919-21 Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, framed dimensions 20 7/8 x 24 7/16 in. (53 x 62 cm); 34.6 x 44.4 cm State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Proun 10, 1919-21 Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, framed dimensions: 17 1/8 x 14 9/16 x 1 3/16 in. (43.5 x 37 x 3 cm); 11 x 9 in. (27.9 x 23.1 cm) State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Probably printed by El Lissitzky Cover for Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920 [Book with thirty-five lithographed illustrations (including cover) and lithographed manuscript text] Published by UNOVIS, Vitebsk Lithograph, Edition of about 100, framed dimensions: 20 x 15 x 1 1/4 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.2 cm.), sheet dimensions: 7 1/2 x 5 11/32 in. (19.05 x 13.573 cm) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) From Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920 Woodcut, approx. sheet dimensions: 7 1/2 x 10 11/6 in. (19.5 x 27.1 cm) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) From Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920 Lithograph, approx. sheet dimensions: 7 1/2 x 10 11/6 in. (19.5 x 27.1 cm) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark,

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) From Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920 Lithograph, approx. sheet dimensions: 7 1/2 x 10 11/6 in. (19.5 x 27.1 cm) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark,

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) From Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920 Lithograph, approx. sheet dimensions: 7 1/2 x 10 11/6 in. (19.5 x 27.1 cm) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark,

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) From Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920 Lithograph, approx. sheet dimensions: 7 1/2 x 10 11/6 in. (19.5 x 27.1 cm) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

SHOWING BOTH SIDES IN DOUBLE SIDED FRAMES Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) From Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920 Lithograph, framed dimensions: 16 7/8 x 22 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (42.9 x 57.5 x 3.2 cm.) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

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Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) From Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920 Lithograph, framed dimensions: 16 7/8 x 22 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (42.9 x 57.5 x 3.2 cm.) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

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Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) From Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920 Lithograph, framed dimensions: 16 7/8 x 22 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (42.9 x 57.5 x 3.2 cm.) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

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Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) From Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920 Lithograph, framed dimensions: 16 7/8 x 22 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (42.9 x 57.5 x 3.2 cm.) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark

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Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) From Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920 Lithograph, framed dimensions: 16 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. x 22 5/8 x (42.9 x 57.5 x 3.2 cm.) Dallas Museum of Art, The Art Museum League Fund in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark,

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SECTION 4 Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Arkhitektons and Figurines, late 1920s Plaster, twenty-eight parts Vladimir Tsarenkov Collection, London

1) 3 1/6 x 1 3/16 in. (7.7 X 3 cm)

2) 2 ½ x 1 in. (6.4 x 2.5 cm)

3) 2 15/16 x 1 3/16 in (7.4 x 3 cm)

4) 3 x 1 3/16 in (7.5 x 3 cm)

5) 3 1/6 x 1 1/8 in. (7.7 x 2.8 cm)

6) 2 ½ x 1 1/8 in. (6.3 x 2.8 cm)

7) 15/16 x 5/8 x 11/16 in. (2.4 x 1.5 x 1.8 cm)

8) 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 11/16 in. (3 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm)

9) 3/8 x 3 1/8 x ½ in. (0.9 x 7.8 x 1.2 cm)

10) 1 ½ x 13/16 in. (3.7 x 2 cm)

11) 1 5/8 x ¾ in. (4 x 1.9 cm)

12) 1 13/16 x 11/16 in. (4.5 x 1.7 cm)

13) 2 x 11/16 in. (5 x 1.8 cm)

14) 2 x 13/16 in. (5 x 2 cm)

15) 10 7/16 x 1 ¼ x 1 5/16 in. (26.5 x 3.2 x 3.3 cm)

16) 1 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 3/8 in. (4.3 x 8.6 x 8.5 cm)

17) 4 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 3 11/16 in. (12.5 x 5.5 x 9.3 cm)

18) 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 4 ½ in. (3.3 x 3.5 x 11.4 cm)

19) 1 3/16 x 13/16 x 3 5/8 in. (3 x 2 x 9.2 cm)

20) 1 13/16 x 1 ½ x 6 1/16 in. (4.5 x 3.7 x 15.4 cm)

21) 1 ¼ x 1 3/16 x 2 7/8 in. (3.2 x 3 x 7.2 cm)

22) 15/16 x 1 3/8 x 11/16 in. (2.3 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm)

23) 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 7/8 in. (2.2 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm)

24) 5 ½ x 3 ½ x 3 5/16 in. (14 x 8.9 x 8.4 cm)

25) 8 x 2 ¾ x 2 7/8 in. (20.3 x 7 x 7.2 cm)

26) 5 5/8 x 2 ½ x 2 ½ in. (14.2 x 6.3 x 6.5 cm)

27) 7 11/16 x 2 ½ x 2 3/8 in. (19.5 x 6.3 x 6 cm)

28) 6 ½ x 6 3/8 x 5 13/16 in. (16.5 x 16.2 x 14.7 cm)

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Arkhitekton: Zeta, 1926 Gelatin silver print, framed dimensions: 16 ¾ x 12 13/16 x 1 3/8 in. (42.5 x 32.5 x 3.5 cm); 6 ¾ x 4 ½ in. (17.1 x 11.4 cm) State Museum of Contemporary Art -Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki, Greece

Kazimir Malevich working on Arkhitektons at the GINKhUK (State Institute of Artistic Culture), Leningrad, 1925-26 From left to right: Nikolai Suetin, Kazimir Malevich, Il’ia Chashnik, and Vassily Vorobiev (GRAPHIC –PHOTO BLOW UP) Vladimir Tsarenkov Collection, London

Exhibition Gallery 5: OFFIT GALLERY—TWO SECTIONS IN THIS GALLERY SECTION 4—UNOVIS: COLLECTIVE UTOPIA Kazimir Malevich and UNOVIS members bound for Moscow to participate in the First All-Russian Conference for Art Teachers and Students, Vitebsk train station June 5, 1920 (GRAPHIC-PHOTO BLOW UP) Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Nikolai Suetin (1897-1954) "Long live the Revolution!": Sketch for the Decoration of a Vitebsk Tram Car, 1921 Watercolor and graphite on paper, framed: 11 5/16 x 8 5/16 x 1 9/16 in. (28.7 x 21 x 4 cm); 14 x 16.8 cm Vladimir Tsarenkov Collection, London

Decorated tram car, Vitebsk, c. 1919, based on a UNOVIS design National Library of Russia

Decoration of the White Barracks in Vitebsk by Kazimir Malevich and his students for the celebration of the second anniversary of the Committee to Combat Unemployment, December 1919 (GRAPHIC -Text panel illustration) Bridgeman Images

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Project for the Decoration of Workshops for the Committee to Combat Unemployment From the “UNOVIS No. 1” almanac Facsimile; original: linogravure and gouache; encapsulated dimensions: 10 7/8 x 39 in (27.5 x 99 cm ); 9 7/8 x 37 13/16 in. (25 x 96 cm) Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Pompidou, Paris

Vera Ermolaeva (1893–1938) Design for Futuristic Opera Victory over the Sun, 1920 Woodcut with watercolor additions, framed dimensions: 22 11/16 x 16 11/16 x 1 3/8"; sheet: 6 5/8 x 7 15/16" (16.8 x 20.2 cm); The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Larry Aldrich Fund, 1977

UNOVIS UNOVIS No. 1 Almanac, 1920 Facsimile; original: ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper, open dimensions: 14 x 19 11/16 in. (35.5 x 50 cm); closed dimensions: 35.5 x 25.5 cm Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Pompidou, Paris (Facsimile book is presented with several exhibition prints and iPad slide show displaying various openings) (Paris 0390) El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Cover of UNOVIS No. 1 Almanac, 1920 Facsimile; original: ink, watercolor and gouache on paper, exhibition print dimensions: 14 x 9 7/8 in. (35.5 x 25 cm) Bibliothèque Kandinsky

Left: Ivan Chervinka (1891-after 1950) Based on a sketch by Kazimir Malevich Fabric Design with Suprematism Pattern Facsimile; original: printed canvas Right: Ivan Chervinka (1891-after 1950) Poster with the Slogan “All for One and One for All” Facsimile; original: line engraving, gouache, and graphite on paper From UNOVIS No. 1 Almanac, 1920 Exhibition print dimensions: 14 x 19 11/16 in. (35.5 x 50 cm)

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Design for a Speaker’s Rostrum From UNOVIS No. 1 Almanac, 1920 Facsimile; original: Pencil and ink on paper, exhibition print dimensions: 14 x 9 7/8 in. (35.5 x 25 cm) Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Paris 0411)

Nina Kogan (1889-1942) Set Design for “Suprematist Ballet” From UNOVIS No. 1 Almanac, 1920 Facsimile; original: pencil, black and red ink, and gouache on paper, exhibition print dimensions 14 x 19 11/16 in. (35.5 x 50 cm) Bibliothèque Kandinsky

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) UNOVIS Stamp, 1924 Ink on paper, framed dimensions: 17 15/16 x 15 3/8 in. (45.5 x 39 cm); 1 3/16 x 13/16 in. (3 x 2 cm) Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Suprematist Space, 1921 Ink and silver paint on paper Framed dimensions: 12 13/16 x 16 3/8 in. (32.5 x 41.5 cm) ; 15.4 x 20 cm; Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Design for a Suprematist Horizontal Arkhitekton: Axonometric Drawing, 1922 Graphite on paper, 10 ½ x 8 ½ in. (26.8 x 21.6 cm); 12.9 x 8.5 cm Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Design for a Cosmic Habitat, 1920 Ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper, framed dimensions: 10 7/16 x 8 ½ in. (26.5 x 21.5 cm); 4 13/16 x 3 13/16 in. (12.2 x 9.6 cm) Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Linear Suprematism, 1920 Ink on paper, framed dimensions: 15 3/8 x 13 ¼ in. (39 x 33.6 cm); 22 x 14.3 cm Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Suprematist Composition with Blue Square, 1921 Ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper, framed dimensions: 27 9/16 x 20 7/8 in. (70 x 53 cm); 7 ¼ x 7 ¼ in. (18.4 x 18.4 cm) Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Dynamic Balance, 1921 Ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper Framed dimensions: 12 5/8 x 16 9/16 in. (32 x 42 cm); 16.5 x 21.5 cm Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Volumetric Exploration of the Cross: Suprematist Axonometric Drawing, 1921 Graphite on paper, framed dimensions: 16 15/16 x 12 5/8 in. (43 x 32 cm); 20.5 x 12.6 cm Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Intersecting Lines, 1920 Ink on paperm framed dimensions: 12 ½ x 9 ½ in. (31.7 x 24 cm); 16 x 12 cm Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Kinetic Elements of Suprematism: Circular Movement, 1920 Ink and graphite on paper, 16 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. (42.2 x 34 cm); 16.5 x 16.5 cm Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Ilya Chashnik (1902-1929) Suprematist Composition: Design for a Pictorial Relief, c. 1921 Pen and ink, graphite, and watercolor on paper, framed dimensions: 12 11/16 x 12 11/16 x 7/16 in. (32.2 x 32.2 x 1 cm); Image size: 15.2 x 15.2 cm; Vladimir Tsarenkov Collection, London

Sergei Senkin (1894-1963) Construction of Three UNOVIS Forms, 1919 Oil on wood panel, framed dimensions: 22 7/8 x 19 7/8 x 2 1/6 in. (58.1 x 50.5 x 5.2 cm); 19 11/16 x 16 7/16 in. (50.1 x 41.7 cm) State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki (255.78)

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) List of the Members of the UNOVIS collective, 1920 Handwritten, 11 7/16 x 4 9/16 in. (29 x 11.5 cm) Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel, 1921 Exhibition print Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Diploma from the Vitebsk Practical Art Institute awarded to Lazar Khidekel, 1922 Ink on paper, 13 13/16 x 8 11/16 in. (35 x 22 cm) Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) The Way of UNOVIS No. 1, Vitebsk, January 1921 Lithograph, 13 13/16 x 8 11/16 in. (35 x 22 cm) Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

UNOVIS members, 1920 Standing, from left to right: Ivan Chervinka, Kazimir Malevich, Efim Royak, Anna Kagan, Nikolai Suetin, Lev Yudin, and Evgenia Magaril Seated, from left to right: Mikhail Veksler, Vera Ermolaeva, Ilya Chashnik, and Lazar Khidekel Gelatin silver print, 7 x 9 ¼ in. (17.8 x 23.5 cm) Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

UNOVIS Questionnaire from Membership Application, 1920 Typescript, 12 3/6 x 8 5/16 in. (31 x 21 cm) State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki [137.80]

The UNOVIS collective, Vitebsk, February 1920 Second row, seated left to right: A. Rivinson, [unidentified person], Kazimir Malevich, Vera Ermolaeva, Ivan Gavris, Nina Kogan, El Lissitzky, Georgy Noskov?, Lazar Zuperman Standing, from left to right: Boris Tseitlin, Evgenia Magaril, Lev Yudin, A. Girutskaya Gelatin silver print, 7 ¾ x 9 9/16 in. (19.6 x 24.3 cm) (with support) Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris

El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Letter to the members of the Vitebsk UNOVIS collective, Moscow, late 1920 Handwritten, 8 7/16 x 6 ½ in. (21.4 x 16.4 cm) Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection

Lazar Khidekel (1904-1986) Ilya Chashnik (Belarusian, born Latvia, 1902-1929) Cover of “AERO: Articles and Projects,” 1920 Lithograph, 9 7/8 x 8 5/16 in. (25 x 21 cm) Lazar Khidekel Family Archives and Art Collection (Shown with slide show of various openings of journal)

Artist unknown Untitled, 1920-21 Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 19 11/16 x 24 7/16 in. (50 x 62 cm); 37.5 x 57.6 cm State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

Artist unknown Untitled, 1920-21 Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper, frame: 19 11/16 x 24 7/16 in. (50 x 62 cm); 37.49 x 57.7 cm State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

Artist unknown Untitled, 1920-21 Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, framed dimensions: 20 7/8 x 25 13/16 x 1 3/16 in. (53 x 65.5 x 3 cm); 37.9 x 57.8 cm State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki (C203)

Ivan Kudriashev (1896-1972) Design for the First Soviet Theater in Orenburg, 1920 Watercolor, gouache, graphite and paper on paper, framed Dimensions: 18 ½ x 46 ½ in, (47 x 118 cm); 33 x 102.5 cm State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

Ivan Kudriashev (1896-1972) Design for the First Soviet Theater in Orenburg, 1920 Graphite, watercolor, ink and wood on paper, framed Dimensions 11 11/16 x 28 in. (39.8 x 71 cm); 21.2 x 53.4 State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

Artist unknown Untitled, 1920-21 Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, framed dimensions: 18 5/16 x 14 3/16 in. (46.5 x 36 cm); 37.5 x 28.7 cm State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

Artist unknown Untitled, 1920-21 Inscribed: “Top” “bottom” Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, framed dimensions: 18 5/16 x 14 3/16 in. (46.5 x 36 cm); 37.8 x 28.9 cm State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

AT CENTER OF GALLERY After Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Arkhitekton: Gota, 1923 original, 1989 reproduction Reproduction made by Poul Pedersen based on the Arkhitekton he reconstructed in 1978 Plaster, nine-part assemblage, 33 9/16 x 18 7/8 x 22 in. (85.2 x 48 x 58 cm) Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, purchase

After Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Arkhitekton: Bêta, 1923 original, 1989 reproduction Reproduction made by Poul Pedersen based on the Arkhitekton he reconstructed in 1978 Plaster, sixty-nine-part assemblage, 10 ¾ x 23 7/16 x 39 1/8 in. (27.3 x 59.5 x 99.3 cm) Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, purchase

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Lidded Teapot, 1923 Made by the State Porcelain Manufactory (former Imperial Manufactory), Petrograd Porcelain, 6 5/16 x 8 ¾ x 3 ½ in. (16 x 22.2 x 8.8 cm) Vladimir Tsarenkov Collection, London

Designed by Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Painted by A. Kudriavtsev “Dynamic Composition” Plate, 1923 Made by the State Porcelain Manufactory (former Imperial Manufactory), Petrograd Polychrome porcelain and enamel paint, diameter 9 3/8 in. (23.7 cm) Vladimir Tsarenkov Collection, London

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Designed by Nikolai Suetin (Russian, 1897-1954) “Suprematism” Demitasse Cup, designed 1923, produced 1926 Made by the State Porcelain Manufactory (former Imperial Manufactory), Petrograd Porcelain and enamel paint, H 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm ) Vladimir Tsarenkov Collection, London

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Ilya Chashnik (1902-1929) Half Teacup, 1923 Made by the State Porcelain Manufactory (former Imperial Manufactory), Petrograd Enameled, glazed and molded porcelain, H x W x D: 6 x 10.8 x 5.2 cm (2 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/16 in.) Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York. The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds

Kazimir Malevich (1878 – 1935) Letter to Ivan Kudriashev, April 14, 1921 Handwritten, encapsulated dimensions: 18 ¾ x 8 1/8 in. (47.5 x 20.5 cm); 17 13/16 x 7 1/8 in. (45.2 x 18.1 cm) State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

Poster announcing Kazimir Malevich’s lecture in Orenburg, [1920] Lithograph, framed dimensions: 25 3/16 x 21 11/16 x 1 3/16 in. (64 x 55 x 3 cm); 17 3/8 x 14 ¾ in. (44 x 37.5 cm) State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

“We Want!”: UNOVIS Manifesto, 1920 Offset lithograph, encapsulated dimensions: 18 15/16 x 15 3/8 in (48 x 39 cm); 17 15/16 x 14 ½ in. (45.5 x 36.8 cm) State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

UNOVIS “Address to 10,000 Young Students Who Signed the Appeal to the West,” April 1921 Offset lithograph, encapsulated dimensions: 20 5/16 x 13 3/16 in. (51.5 x 33.5 cm); 19 5/16 x 12 in. (49 x 30.5 cm) State Museum of Contemporary Art—Costakis Collection, Thessaloniki

SECTION 5—AFTER VITEBSK Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Costume Sketch for the Actor Solomon Mikhoels in “It’s a Lie,” 1919 Graphite, ink, and watercolor on paper, framed dimensions: 16 3/16 x 16 x 13/16 in. (41 x 40.7 x 2 cm); 10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (27 x 27 cm) Private Collection

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Worker, [1920–21] Costume sketch for the play “Comrade Khlestakov” by Dimitri Smolin, formerly associated with “The Inspector General” by Nikolai Gogol Graphite, ink, and gouache on paper; framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 16 15/16 x 1 1/6 in. (55.5 x 43 x 2.7 cm); 14 1/8 x 10 ½ in. (35.8 x 26.6 cm) Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Character with Two Hoops, 1920-21 Gouache on paper, framed dimensions: 24 13/16 x 20 7/8 x 5/8 in. (63 x 53 x 1.5 cm); 32 x 22 cm Private Collection

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Composition with Circles and Goat (State Jewish Chamber Theater), 1920 Oil on pasteboard on particleboard, framed dimensions 23 5/8 x 28 in. (60 x 71 x 6 cm); 37 x 49.6 cm Private Collection

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Set Sketch for “Mazel Tov” by Sholem Aleichem, 1919 Oil, gouache, and graphite on paste paper on pasteboard on Japan paper, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 28 3/16 x 1 in. (55.5 x 71.5 x 2.5 cm); 47.5 x 63.5 cm Private Collection

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Playboy of the Western World, 1921 Design for “The Playboy of the Western World” by John Millington Synge Graphite, ink, gouache, and gold and silver paint on paper, 16 x 20 1/8 in. (40.7 x 51.1 cm) Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Design for “The Agents” by Sholem Aleichem, 1921 Graphite, gouache, and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 16 15/16 x 21 7/8 in. (43 x 55.5 cm); 10 1/8 x 13 1/2 in. (25.6 x 34.2 cm) Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Collage, 1921 Pasted paper, graphite and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 11/16 x 16 ¾ in. (55 x 42.5 cm ); 13 ½ x 11 in. (34.2 x 27.9 cm) Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988