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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Blonder Herr im lilafarbenen Anzug

Vladimir Tatlin

Blonder Herr im lilafarbenen Anzug

Sale Date: July 12, 2014

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Blonder Herr im braunen Anzug

Vladimir Tatlin

Blonder Herr im braunen Anzug

Sale Date: July 12, 2014

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Sitzender weiblicher Akt

Vladimir Tatlin

Sitzender weiblicher Akt

Sale Date: July 12, 2014

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Armchairs (2), 1927

Vladimir Tatlin

Armchairs (2), 1927

Sale Date: October 13, 2013

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Abstract

Vladimir Tatlin

Sale Date: August 10, 2013

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Study with Ship Masts

Vladimir Tatlin

Study with Ship Masts

Sale Date: June 5, 2013

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Nude, 1947

Vladimir Tatlin

Sale Date: June 3, 2013

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Entwurf für ein Counterrelief (design)

Vladimir Tatlin

Entwurf für ein Counterrelief (design)

Sale Date: April 11, 2013

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Studienprojekt für ein Counter-Relief (study), 1915

Vladimir Tatlin

Studienprojekt für ein Counter-Relief (study), 1915

Sale Date: September 20, 2012

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Relief

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Sale Date: June 20, 2012

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Untitled (project design for counter relief)

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Untitled (project design for counter relief)

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

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Chairs (pair)

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Chairs (pair)

Sale Date: February 5, 2011

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Sitzender Damenakt

Vladimir Tatlin

Sitzender Damenakt

Sale Date: December 11, 2010

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Metekhi castle, Tbilisi, 1941

Vladimir Tatlin

Metekhi castle, Tbilisi, 1941

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Pair of chairs, 1927

Vladimir Tatlin

Pair of chairs, 1927

Sale Date: April 25, 2010

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Le pêcheur au clair de lune, 1910–1912

Vladimir Tatlin

Le pêcheur au clair de lune, 1910–1912

Sale Date: March 26, 2010

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Seated figure in a street, 1926

Vladimir Tatlin

Seated figure in a street, 1926

Sale Date: December 3, 2009

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The castle

Vladimir Tatlin

Sale Date: December 3, 2009

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House, 1924

Vladimir Tatlin

Sale Date: June 11, 2009

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Tatlin chair, 1927

Vladimir Tatlin

Tatlin chair, 1927

Sale Date: April 25, 2009

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Chaise Tatlin Chair, 1927

Vladimir Tatlin

Chaise Tatlin Chair, 1927

Sale Date: January 28, 2009

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Noveishie techeniya v Russkom Iskusstve (New , 1928

Vladimir Tatlin

Noveishie techeniya v Russkom Iskusstve (New , 1928

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Noveishiye techeniya v russkom..., 1927–1928

Vladimir Tatlin

Noveishiye techeniya v russkom..., 1927–1928

Sale Date: June 2, 2006

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Ohne Titel (design)

Vladimir Tatlin

Ohne Titel (design)

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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