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

Vladimir Tatlin (74 results)

Bühnenbildentwurf für Zangezi (stage design)

Vladimir Tatlin

Bühnenbildentwurf für Zangezi (stage design)

Sale Date: December 7, 2007

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Costume design for a life for the tsar (Ivan , 1913

Vladimir Tatlin

Costume design for a life for the tsar (Ivan , 1913

Sale Date: November 27, 2007

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Untitled (costume design for Twelve Months..., 1990

Vladimir Tatlin

Untitled (costume design for Twelve Months..., 1990

Sale Date: October 4, 2007

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House, 1924

Vladimir Tatlin

Sale Date: June 15, 2007

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Relief, 1908

Vladimir Tatlin

Sale Date: December 19, 2005

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A seated figure, 1926–1926

Vladimir Tatlin

A seated figure, 1926–1926

Sale Date: June 21, 2004

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The castle, 1941–1941

Vladimir Tatlin

The castle, 1941–1941

Sale Date: June 21, 2004

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Femme assise lisant, 1935–1940

Vladimir Tatlin

Femme assise lisant, 1935–1940

Sale Date: April 30, 2002

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Mother and child, 1912–1913

Vladimir Tatlin

Mother and child, 1912–1913

Sale Date: November 7, 2000

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Entwurf für eine Fabrikhalle, 1924

Vladimir Tatlin

Entwurf für eine Fabrikhalle, 1924

Sale Date: November 26, 1996

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Relief, 1914–1917

Vladimir Tatlin

Relief, 1914–1917

Sale Date: April 26, 1995

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Paesaggio

Vladimir Tatlin

Sale Date: December 15, 1992

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FIGURA MASCHILE SEDUTA, 1940

Vladimir Tatlin

FIGURA MASCHILE SEDUTA, 1940

Sale Date: November 11, 1992

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DONNA SEDUTA, 1940

Vladimir Tatlin

DONNA SEDUTA, 1940

Sale Date: November 11, 1992

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SAMOVAR

Vladimir Tatlin

Sale Date: November 11, 1992

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Ritratto maschile, 1940

Vladimir Tatlin

Ritratto maschile, 1940

Sale Date: November 11, 1992

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FIGURA FEMMINILE SEDUTA, 1940

Vladimir Tatlin

FIGURA FEMMINILE SEDUTA, 1940

Sale Date: November 11, 1992

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COSTUME TEATRALE, 1940

Vladimir Tatlin

COSTUME TEATRALE, 1940

Sale Date: November 11, 1992

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FIGURA FEMMINILE SEDUTA (1940)

Vladimir Tatlin

FIGURA FEMMINILE SEDUTA (1940)

Sale Date: March 28, 1992

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FIGURA MASCHILE SEDUTA (1940)

Vladimir Tatlin

FIGURA MASCHILE SEDUTA (1940)

Sale Date: March 28, 1992

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SIGNORA CON CAPPELLO (1940)

Vladimir Tatlin

SIGNORA CON CAPPELLO (1940)

Sale Date: March 28, 1992

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PROGETTO DI COSTUME DI UN COMICO

Vladimir Tatlin

PROGETTO DI COSTUME DI UN COMICO

Sale Date: March 28, 1992

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COSTUME DESIGN FOR A PEASANT GIRL, 1913–1914

Vladimir Tatlin

COSTUME DESIGN FOR A PEASANT GIRL, 1913–1914

Sale Date: June 26, 1991

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The castle

Vladimir Tatlin

Sale Date: November 27, 1989

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