Alexander Rodchenko

(Russian, 1891–1956)

Alexander Rodchenko was a founding member of Russian Constructivism—the avant-garde movement characterized by unembellished abstraction— along with Vladimir Tatlin. He was known for his politically motivated photography, posters, paintings, and sculpture. “The avant-garde of Communist culture is obligated to show how and what needs to be photographed,” he said of the medium. “What to shoot—is something every photo group knows but how to shoot—only a few know.”Born on November 23, 1891 in St. Petersburg, Russia, he studied drawing and painting at the Kazan School of Fine Arts and architecture at the Stroganov School of Applied Art. An early influence came from Kazimir Malevich, whose Suprematist style contributed to Rodchenko’s adoption of an austere aesthetic and use of materials. In the late 1920s, he joined the October group, with members Diego Rivera, Gustav Klutsis, and Sergei Eisenstein, furthering his commitment to creating art for the working classes. Rodchenko died on December 3, 1956 in Moscow, Soviet Union. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

Alexander Rodchenko Artworks

Alexander Rodchenko (1,289 results)
Girl with Leica, 1970–1979

Alexander Rodchenko

Girl with Leica, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Dynamo Water Stadium. Motor boat DM-1 built..., 1929

Alexander Rodchenko

Dynamo Water Stadium. Motor boat DM-1 built..., 1929

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Untitled - Bareback riders, circus, 1940

Alexander Rodchenko

Untitled - Bareback riders, circus, 1940

Sale Date: October 22, 2009

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Geometrische Komposition

Attributed to Alexander Rodchenko

Geometrische Komposition

Sale Date: September 18, 2009

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Geometrische Komposition

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Geometrische Komposition

Sale Date: June 26, 2009

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Geometrische Komposition

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Geometrische Komposition

Sale Date: June 26, 2009

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Die Jugend Majakovskys (bk by V. Kamensky w/ , 1931

Alexander Rodchenko

Die Jugend Majakovskys (bk by V. Kamensky w/ , 1931

Sale Date: June 11, 2009

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Inga table lamp, 1929–1973

Alexander Rodchenko

Inga table lamp, 1929–1973

Sale Date: June 2, 2009

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Portrait der Tochter Warwara Rodtschenko, 1940

Alexander Rodchenko

Portrait der Tochter Warwara Rodtschenko, 1940

Sale Date: June 4, 2009

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Clownsnummer der Zwischenakt, 1940

Alexander Rodchenko

Clownsnummer der Zwischenakt, 1940

Sale Date: May 27, 2009

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Girl with Leica, 1934

Alexander Rodchenko

Girl with Leica, 1934

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924

Alexander Rodchenko

Poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Polevye tsvety (Portrait of the artist's..., 1935

Alexander Rodchenko

Polevye tsvety (Portrait of the artist's..., 1935

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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Composition géométrique, 1918

Alexander Rodchenko

Composition géométrique, 1918

Sale Date: March 29, 2009

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Poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924

Alexander Rodchenko

Poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924

Sale Date: April 1, 2009

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Electricity pylon, 1927

Alexander Rodchenko

Electricity pylon, 1927

Sale Date: May 4, 1995

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Constructivist poets - Meha Bcex, 1924

Alexander Rodchenko

Constructivist poets - Meha Bcex, 1924

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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Narodnye massy v russkoi revoliutsii (The..., 1925

Alexander Rodchenko

Narodnye massy v russkoi revoliutsii (The..., 1925

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Rechevik. Stikhi (The orator. Verse), 1929

Alexander Rodchenko

Rechevik. Stikhi (The orator. Verse), 1929

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Chzungo, 1927

Alexander Rodchenko

Chzungo, 1927

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Ustroistvo i eksploatatsiya rybachikh portov , 1925

Alexander Rodchenko

Ustroistvo i eksploatatsiya rybachikh portov , 1925

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Nauchnaya organizatsiya truda (The..., 1925

Alexander Rodchenko

Nauchnaya organizatsiya truda (The..., 1925

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Kitayanka sume-cheng (The Chinese girl..., 1929

Alexander Rodchenko

Kitayanka sume-cheng (The Chinese girl..., 1929

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Soviet aviation, 1939

Alexander Rodchenko

Soviet aviation, 1939

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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