Artist Kazimir Malevich's – “Look, Look, Near the Vistula” (1914) – Museum-Authorised Facsimile – Palace Editions, 2004

A museum-authorised facsimile of one of the most compelling examples of early Russian avant-garde propaganda — Look, Look, Near the Vistula, created in 1914 by Kazimir Malevich in collaboration with poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. The poster forms part of the Segodnyashnii Lubok (“Today’s Lubok”) series — an ambitious project that reimagined traditional Russian folk prints as vehicles for sharp, immediate wartime messaging during the opening phase of the First World War.

The composition unfolds as a satirical narrative set along the Vistula River, a key Eastern Front battleground in 1914. Malevich depicts the Russian confrontation with German forces through exaggerated, almost theatrical imagery: enemy soldiers rendered as grotesque, caricatured figures in chaos and retreat, while Russian forces appear bold and rhythmically assertive. Figures are flattened and stylised, their gestures amplified to near-abstraction — a moment of conflict transformed into a graphic statement of dominance and morale.

What distinguishes this work profoundly is its seamless fusion of typography and image. Mayakovsky’s verse is not simply added beneath the picture — it is embedded into the composition, functioning as an active visual force. The lettering is hand-drawn in a bold, vernacular style inspired by traditional lubok prints: uneven, expressive, and rhythmically arranged to echo the urgency of spoken language.

This facsimile was produced in 2004 by Palace Editions in collaboration with The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg — an institutionally sanctioned reproduction executed to rigorous archival standards, preserving the original’s colour fidelity, graphic intensity, and material presence.

Publication Details

Artist: Kazimir Malevich
Text: Vladimir Mayakovsky
Original Year: 1914
Edition: Museum-authorised facsimile, 2004
Publisher: Palace Editions, St. Petersburg
Produced in collaboration with: The State Russian Museum
Series: Segodnyashnii Lubok (Today’s Lubok)
Medium: High-quality archival print on paper
Size: 56 × 38 cm (22.0 × 15.0 in)

Condition

Overall: Excellent

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