1929
gouache
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1929 gouache by Gustav Klutsis, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This image is a collage of black-and-white photos and bold red text on a red background. On the left, a close-up portrait of a man with a mustache looks serious. The center shows a factory or construction site with workers and machinery. Large red numbers—22, 28, and 22.3—stand out, along with Cyrillic words like "ПЛАН СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОГО НАСТУПЛЕНИЯ" (which means "Plan of Socialist Offensive"). The mix of photos and text creates a sense of urgency, like a propaganda poster pushing big goals. The red numbers might be targets or statistics for production. If you like this style, check out gouache next—it’s a paint technique used here for the bold colors.
Gustav Gustavovich Klutsis (Latvian: Gustavs Klucis, Russian: Густав Густавович Клуцис; 4 January 1895 – 26 February 1938) was a pioneering Latvian photographer and major member of the Constructivist avant-garde in the early 20th century.
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