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LISSITZKY (El). Van twee kwadraten. Suprematisch worden in 6 konstrukties. Stijl. [Den] Haag. 1922. [On the justification page]: Monteering: El Lissitzky voor "De Stijl". Redactie: Théo van Doesburg. UNOWIS. Gekonstrueerd 1920 Witebsk. Copyright by "Skythians" Berlin, Münchenerstr. 16. small oblong in-4 (21.5 x 26.7 cm). (1) f. black, (8) ff. printed recto, (1) f. black: soft card covers, letterpress composition with a large 2 and a red square in a black frame lithographed on the first, "Voor allen" repeated in letterpress composition on the reverse of the first, justification, also illustrated, on the reverse of the second. Extremely rare second edition in Dutch, published the same year as the original Russian edition of Berlin, and a typographic work "constructed" by El Lissitsky (1890-1941). Painter, architect and typographer, he trained in Moscow and Vitebsk, in Kiev at Alexandra Exter's studio and, at the invitation of Chagall and Ermolaeva, taught architecture and typography in Vitebsk. He joined Malevich's Ounovis, within the Vitebsk school, where he directed the polygraphic workshop. It was at this Vitebsk art institute, in 1920, that he created this mythical children's book. It was published in Berlin around April 1922 by Scythians Press. Cover, title page in red and black, page where the artist indicates in typographical composition: "Don't read, take paper, squares, colors, fold, build" and six paintings in red, black and shades of gray where two squares and other geometric elements form a Suprematist world. The Dutch edition edited by Théo van Doesburg (1883-1931) was published in two forms in October/November 1922, a regular edition forming No. 10/11, year 5, of De Stijl magazine and 50 deluxe oblong copies, numbered by the printer and signed by Lissitzky, where the texts are no longer at the foot of the paintings but in the outer margin. One of 50 deluxe copies, unnumbered and signed by the artist in black ink on the justification page. In perfect condition. Keywords : judaica, jew, jewish, hebrew, rabbis, jewish, torah, hebrew, hebraica, judaism, synagogue, zionism, pessah, pessach, haggada, haggadah, hagada, hagadah, passover, menora, menorah, hannuka, hannuca, hannucca, hanouccah, torah, juden, israélite, Israël, antisemitism, antisémitisme, dreyfus, meguila, sepharade, sefarad, ketouba
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LISSITZKY (El). Van twee kwadraten. Suprematisch worden in 6 konstrukties. Stijl. [Den] Haag. 1922. [On the justification page]: Monteering: El Lissitzky voor "De Stijl". Redactie: Théo van Doesburg. UNOWIS. Gekonstrueerd 1920 Witebsk. Copyright by "Skythians" Berlin, Münchenerstr. 16. small oblong in-4 (21.5 x 26.7 cm). (1) f. black, (8) ff. printed recto, (1) f. black: soft card covers, letterpress composition with a large 2 and a red square in a black frame lithographed on the first, "Voor allen" repeated in letterpress composition on the reverse of the first, justification, also illustrated, on the reverse of the second. Extremely rare second edition in Dutch, published the same year as the original Russian edition of Berlin, and a typographic work "constructed" by El Lissitsky (1890-1941). Painter, architect and typographer, he trained in Moscow and Vitebsk, in Kiev at Alexandra Exter's studio and, at the invitation of Chagall and Ermolaeva, taught architecture and typography in Vitebsk. He joined Malevich's Ounovis, within the Vitebsk school, where he directed the polygraphic workshop. It was at this Vitebsk art institute, in 1920, that he created this mythical children's book. It was published in Berlin around April 1922 by Scythians Press. Cover, title page in red and black, page where the artist indicates in typographical composition: "Don't read, take paper, squares, colors, fold, build" and six paintings in red, black and shades of gray where two squares and other geometric elements form a Suprematist world. The Dutch edition edited by Théo van Doesburg (1883-1931) was published in two forms in October/November 1922, a regular edition forming No. 10/11, year 5, of De Stijl magazine and 50 deluxe oblong copies, numbered by the printer and signed by Lissitzky, where the texts are no longer at the foot of the paintings but in the outer margin. One of 50 deluxe copies, unnumbered and signed by the artist in black ink on the justification page. In perfect condition. Keywords : judaica, jew, jewish, hebrew, rabbis, jewish, torah, hebrew, hebraica, judaism, synagogue, zionism, pessah, pessach, haggada, haggadah, hagada, hagadah, passover, menora, menorah, hannuka, hannuca, hannucca, hanouccah, torah, juden, israélite, Israël, antisemitism, antisémitisme, dreyfus, meguila, sepharade, sefarad, ketouba
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