Model no. 576, designed 1929.
Enamelled steel, enamelled aluminum.
Signed with decal manufacturer's label to shade.
Produced in a very small edition.
Provenance:
Gifted by Gino Sarfatti to a close friend at the time of production;
Private Collection, Europe.
History:
Originally designed as a wooden sculpture by the Constructivist artist Aleksandr Rodtjenko in 1929 for the “Café Pittoresque” in Moscow and the stage play “Inga” by Anatolii Glebov for the Theater of the Revolution.
Exhibited:
Heinrich Neuy Bauhaus-Museum,Steinfurt, Germany: 'Die Avantgarde in Osteuropa', 2 June - 15 September, 2019.
Literature:
Khan-Magomedov, Selim Omarovich, 'Aleksandr Rodchenko: The Complete Works', MIT Press Edition (USA) 1987, p.196.
Ref: 2410038
| H | 48.5cm/19.1" |
| W | 27.5cm/10.8" |
| D | 33cm/13.0" |
H. 48.5cm/19.1"
W. 27.5cm/10.8"
D. 33cm/13.0"