El Lissitzky (1890-1941)Suprematist composition 'Proletarians from all countries unite' (Пролетарии всех стран Соединяитеоь). Presumably a sketch design for a poster of the House of Communications in Vitebsk, 1919-1920, to remind employees of the post and telegraph of the Revolution in 1905. Compare two designs with similar compositions and text in The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (depicted in exh. cat. Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, El Lissitzky 1890-1941 : architect, schilder, Photographgraaf, typograaf, Eindhoven 1990, cat. no. 72 and 73) . Signed with monogram lower right. Illegible stamp and annotation lower left and right.watercolour 23,5 x 39 cm.- - -29.00 % buyer's premium on the hammer price, VAT included