A Russian artist who primarily focused in photography, topography, design and architecture.

He helped develop suprematism, an art movement focused on basic geometric forms painted in a limited range of colours, for the soviet union.

He greatly influenced the constructivist movement which was abstract and austere art, aimed to reflect modern industrial society and urban space.

El Lissitzky began his career illustrating Yiddish children’s books in an attempt to promote Jewish culture in Russia

In 1921 when he took up a job as the Russian cultural ambassador to Weimar Germany.

On his deathbed in 1941 he produced one of his last works – a Soviet Propaganda poster rallying the people to construct more tanks for the fight against Nazi Germany.

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