Lenin 1933

"Lenin" is a woodcut print created by Isac Friedlander in 1933. The artwork depicts a close-up portrait of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union, with his head tilted upwards and his gaze directed towards the heavens. Friedlander utilizes a stark contrast between light and dark to emphasize the contours of Lenin's face and beard. The use of cross-hatching, a technique where lines are drawn over each other to create a variety of shades, lends a powerful and expressive quality to the piece, elevating this portrait to an almost iconographic status within Soviet art.