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Modern & Contemporary Art - Auction ends: April 15, 2026 from 3:00 pm

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El Lissitzky - Lithograph in colors
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El Lissitzky
el (Briefkopf), 1924
Lithograph in colors
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Estimate:
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10
El Lissitzky
el (Briefkopf), 1924
Lithograph in colors
Starting bid:
€ 3,000
Estimate:
€ 4,000 - 6,000
End: 04-15-26 15:04:00 Berlin
04-15-26 09:04:00 New York
04-15-26 06:04:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 16h:00m)

Please enter your maximum bid, it will only be used to the extent necessary to beat the next best bid.
Bid plus 34 % buyer's premium (differential taxation without separate VAT statement, sales tax certificate upon request).
Self pick-up: free of charge,
insured shipping:
within Germany 61,04 €,
within the EU countries 109,27 €,
outside the EU countries on request.


After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.


El Lissitzky
1890 - 1941
el (Briefkopf). 1924.
Lithograph in colors.
On delicate wove paper. 7 x 7.4 cm (2.7 x 2.9 in). Sheet: 8,4 x 12,1 cm (3,3 x 4,7 in).
[AR].

• Small-format letterhead from the heyday of Constructivism.
• To date, only two other examples have been offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• Part of the same private collection for more than 50 years, acquired directly from Sophie Lissitzky.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from Sophie Lissitzky around 1970, with a copy of a short thank-you letter dated September 17, 1974, on the reverse side of the frame).

LITERATURE: For an example of the letterhead used with the recipient's address and date 1925, see: Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers, El Lissitzky. Painter, Architect, Typographer, Photographer, 3rd edition, Dresden 1980, p. 115 (with color illustration).

In good condition. Very few tiny foxing spots. In the upper two corners of the page, the mounting shows through slightly from the verso to the recto. Minimal browning and two to three very faint crease marks.