Vladimir Tatlin

(Russian, 1885–1956)

Vladimir Tatlin was a Russian artist who played a pivotal role in the utopian dictates of the Constructivist movement. He is best known for his radical melding of architecture and sculptural form, as evinced in his work Monument to the Third International (1919–1920). “In the squares and in the streets we are placing our work convinced that art must not remain a sanctuary for the idle, a consolation for the weary, and a justification for the lazy,” he once proclaimed. “Art should attend us everywhere that life flows and acts.” Born on December 28, 1885 in Moscow, Russia, he was raised in the Ukraine and trained as an icon painter. While studying under Aleksey Afanas’ev at the Penza School of Art in Moscow, Tatlin befriended a number of young avant-garde artists of the time, including Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov. In 1913, the artist traveled to Paris where he visited the studio of Pablo Picasso, whose works led Tatlin towards a fascination with collage and sculptural assemblage. Despite being largely apolitical prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917, afterward Lenin came to power the artist and his peers spearheaded societal concerns with their work. Because of the restraints on art enacted by Stalin during the 1930s, all Soviet artists including Tatlin and Kazimir Malevich, were forced back into more traditional aesthetics. He died on May 31, 1953 in Moscow, Russia. Today, Tatlin’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, and the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

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Vladimir Tatlin Artworks

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Vladimir Tatlin (74 results)
Monument for the Third International

Vladimir Tatlin

Monument for the Third International

Tony Shafrazi Gallery

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Monument for the Third International

Vladimir Tatlin

Monument for the Third International

Tony Shafrazi Gallery

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Monument for the Third International

Vladimir Tatlin

Monument for the Third International

Tony Shafrazi Gallery

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A APIR OF CHAIRS, 1970–1979

Vladimir Tatlin

A APIR OF CHAIRS, 1970–1979

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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A APIR OF CHAIRS, 1970–1979

Vladimir Tatlin

A APIR OF CHAIRS, 1970–1979

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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Nude, 1931

Vladimir Tatlin

Nude, 1931

Sale Date: April 7, 2023

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Armchairs, pair, 1927

Vladimir Tatlin

Armchairs, pair, 1927

Sale Date: January 12, 2023

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Marchand de poisson - 1912, 1912

Vladimir Tatlin

Marchand de poisson - 1912, 1912

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Tatlin ‘CHAIR', 1927

Vladimir Tatlin

Tatlin ‘CHAIR', 1927

Sale Date: March 13, 2021

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Senezh, Birch Trees, 1946

Vladimir Tatlin

Senezh, Birch Trees, 1946

Sale Date: October 15, 2020

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'Tatlin' chair (1927)

Vladimir Tatlin

'Tatlin' chair (1927)

Sale Date: March 21, 2018

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Nude

Vladimir Tatlin

Nude

Sale Date: November 29, 2017

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Construction, 1921–1922

Vladimir Tatlin

Construction, 1921–1922

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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Bozzetto di costume di ufficiale della guardia...

Vladimir Tatlin

Bozzetto di costume di ufficiale della guardia...

Sale Date: November 7, 2017

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Bozzetto di costume femminile per 'Dodici Mesi'...

Vladimir Tatlin

Bozzetto di costume femminile per 'Dodici Mesi'...

Sale Date: November 7, 2017

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Bozzetto di costume femminile per 'Dodici Mesi'...

Vladimir Tatlin

Bozzetto di costume femminile per 'Dodici Mesi'...

Sale Date: November 7, 2017

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Portrait of the artist Schipitsin

Vladimir Tatlin

Portrait of the artist Schipitsin

Sale Date: June 7, 2017

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Nude

Vladimir Tatlin

Nude

Sale Date: June 7, 2017

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Pêcheur, 1912

Vladimir Tatlin

Pêcheur, 1912

Sale Date: April 7, 2017

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Femme assise, 1938–1939

Vladimir Tatlin

Femme assise, 1938–1939

Sale Date: April 6, 2016

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Sans titre, 1928–1930

Vladimir Tatlin

Sans titre, 1928–1930

Sale Date: December 2, 2015

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Femme assise, 1938–1939

Vladimir Tatlin

Femme assise, 1938–1939

Sale Date: July 1, 2015

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Kostümentwurf Schwertkämpfer, 1913

Vladimir Tatlin

Kostümentwurf Schwertkämpfer, 1913

Sale Date: July 12, 2014

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Zirkusdompteur

Vladimir Tatlin

Zirkusdompteur

Sale Date: July 12, 2014

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