El Lissitzky
1928
Pavilion of the Soviet Union at the "PRESSA" exhibition in Cologne

Gelatin silver print, photo postcard
14 x 8,8 cm
 
Bassenge Photography Auctions
1 June 2016, Photographs, Lot 4247
 
El Lissitzky designed the Soviet pavilion for the "PRESSA" print media exhibtion which took place in Cologne in 1928. He also took many of the photographs to advertise the stands. One image shows a general view of the Staatenhaus and one shows the Zeitungsstrasse with the exhibtion halls.
 
Lit.: El Lissitzky. Jenseits der Abstraktion. Sprengel Museum, Hannover 1999.
Kirsten Baumann/Rolf Sachsse (eds.). Moderne Grüsse - Fotografierte Architektur auf Ansichtskarten 1919 - 1939, exhibition catalogue, illustrated.
El Lissitzky. Erinnerungen, Brife, Schriften. Frankfurt a. M. 1980, ill. 208.
 
LL/67272