European Studies 34/Russian 34: Birth of the Avant-Garde: Modern Poetry and Culture in France and Russia, 1870–1930 Professors Laure Katsaros and Catherine Ciepiela (Spring 2010)

Artistic innovation in the visual arts was compared to developments in other arts in Europe at the turn of the 20th century.

Il’ia Chashnik Russian, 1902-1929 Cosmos - Red Circle on Black Surface - with a Suprematist Cross, undated India ink and watercolor Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.198

Aleksandra Ekster Russian, 1884-1949 Stage Set Design for Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice', 1927 Silk screen (pochoir) Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.09

Natalia Goncharova Russian, 1881-1962 Self-Portrait, 1904 Oil on canvas mounted on board Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.11

Natalia Goncharova Russian, 1881-1962 Cubo-Futurist Composition, ca. 1916 Gouache on paper Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.38

Gustav Klutsis Russian, 1895-1944 Composition, undated Pencil on paper Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.244

Mikhail Larionov Russian, 1881-1964 Soldier at Rest, 1950s Pencil Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.221

Mikhail Larionov Russian, 1881-1964 Woman, 1920s Watercolor Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.252

El Lissitzky Russian, 1890-1941 A Suprematist Tale of Two Squares, 1922 Paper Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.698

Liubov’ Sergeevna Popova Russian, 1889-1924 Geometric Composition, ca. 1921 Gouache on paper Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.52

Liubov’ Sergeevna Popova Russian, 1889-1924 Composition 'ROUGE', undated India ink, watercolor and pencil on paper Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.54

Aleksandr Rodchenko Russian, 1891-1956 Composition, ca. 1917-1920 Oil on board Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.24

Ol’ga Rozanova; Aleksandr Kruchenykh Russian Excerpt from a Newspaper Article, 1916 Linocut on paper Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.56.11

Ol’ga Rozanova; Aleksandr Kruchenykh Russian Battle on Land, Sea, and in the Air, 1916 inocut on paper Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.56.16

David Shterenberg Russian Still Life, undated Lithograph Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.448

Varvara Stepanova Russian May 12, '26 to Moni, 1926 Collage Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.81

Vladimir Tatlin Russian, 1885-1953 Monument to the Third International, ca. 1920 Pen and ink Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.232

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Vesnin Russian, 1883-1959 Architectronic Composition, 1922 Pen, ink and gouache over pencil on paper laid down on board Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937) AC 2001.237