Alexander Rodchenko valuation
Russian painter, designer and photographer, and a leading member of the Constructivists.
Alexander Rodchenko (1891–1956) was born in Saint Petersburg and studied at the Kazan Art School, where he met his wife and collaborator Varvara Stepanova.
What a work by Alexander Rodchenko is worth
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Bio
Alexander Rodchenko (1891–1956) was born in Saint Petersburg and studied at the Kazan Art School, where he met his wife and collaborator Varvara Stepanova. In 1921 he showed three monochrome canvases, Pure Red Colour, Pure Yellow Colour and Pure Blue Colour, and declared painting at an end. He turned to posters, books and magazines, working with the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, and took up photography, with sharply tilted viewpoints and steep angles that changed how the medium looked. His 1924 poster of Lilya Brik shouting the word Books is among his best-known images.
What comes to market is photographs, posters, works on paper and, rarely, paintings. Photographs printed in his lifetime are treated very differently from later prints made from his negatives, so a buyer will want to know when and by whom a print was made. The Russian avant-garde has been widely faked, and a clear history of ownership is essential for paintings and drawings. Posters should be checked for folds, tears and restoration.
At a glance
- Born
- 23 November 1891, Saint Petersburg
- Died
- 3 December 1956, Moscow
- Movement
- Constructivism
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