Proletariat Collection (#5)

Dealer of old rags. There are no old rags for sale!, around 1819 (print)
8600309 Dealer of old rags. There are no old rags for sale!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Seller of small cakes. They are all fresh. around 1819 (print)
8600308 Seller of small cakes. They are all fresh. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Merchant of oblivion. That's the pleasure, ladies. around 1819 (print)
8600305 Merchant of oblivion. That's the pleasure, ladies. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Sand merchant. Buy powder in Vallieres. around 1819 (print)
8600304 Sand merchant. Buy powder in Vallieres. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Umbrella dealer. Umbrellas, umbrellas!, around 1819 (print)
8600299 Umbrella dealer. Umbrellas, umbrellas!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Strawberry merchant. Buy strawberries!, around 1819 (print)
8600298 Strawberry merchant. Buy strawberries!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Vegetable seller. Buy turnips, salad. around 1819 (print)
8600302 Vegetable seller. Buy turnips, salad. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Poultry merchant. To the rest of the geese, to the rest!, around 1819 (print)
8600300 Poultry merchant. To the rest of the geese, to the rest!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Broom dealer. Brooms, brooms, brooms, brooms!, around 1819 (print)
8600296 Broom dealer. Brooms, brooms, brooms, brooms!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

The Blockmaker's Shop (oil on canvas)
WAG17605 The Blockmaker's Shop (oil on canvas) by Cooke, John Percy (1870-1944); Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; (add.info.: by John Percy Cooke)

The music of the poor (engraving)
7185818 The music of the poor (engraving) by Luxmoore, Myra E. (1851-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: The music of the poor)

Entente under the mask of peace (Poster), 1920. Artist: Deni (Denisov), Viktor Nikolaevich
Entente under the mask of peace (Poster), 1920. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Death to capital - or death under the heel of capital!, 1919. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Zuyev Workers Club in Moscow. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Stalingrad Tractor Plant. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
The Stalingrad Tractor Plant. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Communism is Soviet government plus the electrification of the whole country, 1933
Communism is Soviet government plus the electrification of the whole country. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

To the bright future of communist society, universal prosperity and enduring peace, Early 1980s. Private Collection

We Will Turn the Five-Year Plan into a Four-Year Plan. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
We Will Turn the Five-Year Plan into a Four-Year Plan. Found in the collection of Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of Communism. Artist: Shcherbakov, V. (active 1920s)
A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of Communism. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

They prefer to tinker with ink, getting thenselves all dirty, 1920. Artist: Malyutin, Ivan Andreevich (1890-1932)
They prefer to tinker with ink, getting thenselves all dirty, 1920. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

The Day of the October Revolution, 1920. Artist: Malyutin, Ivan Andreevich (1890-1932)
The Day of the October Revolution, 1920. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Lets join the shock detachments into the combined shock brigades, 1931. Artist: Anonymous
Lets join the shock detachments into the combined shock brigades, 1931. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

The Tisane Seller from Les Cris de Paris, 1823-25 (litho)
XIR178980 The Tisane Seller from Les Cris de Paris, 1823-25 (litho) by Vernet, Carle (1758-1836); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Markets at Les Halles, 1831 (w/c on paper)
XIR166591 The Markets at Les Halles, 1831 (w/c on paper) by Opitz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: By Georg Opitz)

The Umbrella and Parasol Seller from Les Cris de Paris, 1823-25 (litho)
XIR189533 The Umbrella and Parasol Seller from Les Cris de Paris, 1823-25 (litho) by Vernet, Carle (1758-1836); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Pastry Seller from Les Cris de Paris 1823-25 (litho)
XIR189530 The Pastry Seller from Les Cris de Paris 1823-25 (litho) by Vernet, Carle (1758-1836); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: By Carle Vernet)

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona province. The Strike of Igualada. Striking workers from the textile workshops, in the act of being harangued by their president. Engraving by Vela

Cartoon, L'Etat, C'Est Moi! or, History Burlesques Itself -- dictatorship of the proletariat, showing a left-wing extremist just as detached from the common people as King Louis XVI was

Boat Builder, c. 1904 (oil on canvas)
XOS5885391 Boat Builder, c.1904 (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 98x120 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by John George Brown)

Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print)
7075013 Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print) by Clayton, William (fl.1865); 16x13 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print)
7074995 Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print) by Clayton, William (fl.1865); 16x13 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print)
7075014 Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print) by Clayton, William (fl.1865); 16x13 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print)
7074992 Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print) by Clayton, William (fl.1865); 16x13 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print)
7074999 Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print) by Clayton, William (fl.1865); 16x13 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print)
7074982 Workers from the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print) by Clayton, William (fl.1865); 16x13 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Seasonal Workers Outside of their Hut in Siberia, Late 19th Century Russia
3903201 Seasonal Workers Outside of their Hut in Siberia, Late 19th Century Russia.; (add.info.: Seasonal Workers Outside of their Hut in Siberia, Late 19th Century Russia.); Sovfoto/UIG

Cartoon for The Fourth State, 1898-99, Giuseppe Pellizza (softened grease pencil on canvas paper)
7063048 Cartoon for The Fourth State, 1898-99, Giuseppe Pellizza (softened grease pencil on canvas paper) by Pellizza da Volpedo

Cartoon for The Fourth State, 1898-99, Giuseppe Pellizza (softened grease pencil on canvas paper)
7063052 Cartoon for The Fourth State, 1898-99, Giuseppe Pellizza (softened grease pencil on canvas paper) by Pellizza da Volpedo

Science. Paper Making. Tubs for rags (cotton paper making). Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de
3434754 Science. Paper Making. Tubs for rags (cotton paper making). Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part)

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Science. Paper Making. Women packed the paper sheets. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434756 Science. Paper Making. Women packed the paper sheets. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

Fisherwoman, 1921 (painting)
7332994 Fisherwoman, 1921 (painting) by Permeke, Constant (1886-1952); Mu.Zee, Ostend, Belgium; (add.info.: Constant Permeke (1886-1952)

The Strike, 1899 (oil on canvas)
XIR165154 The Strike, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Adler, Jules (1865-1952); 231x302 cm; Ecomusee de la Communaute le Creusot Montceau, France

Young Girl Plucking a Duck, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)
7346146 Young Girl Plucking a Duck, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Fabritius, Barent (1624-73); 84.4--70.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: by Barent Fabritius (1624-1673 ))

Beet Harvest, 1890 (painting)
7333028 Beet Harvest, 1890 (painting) by Claus, Emile (1849-1924); Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek, Deinze, Belgium; (add.info.: Emile Claus (1849-1924)

The Blacksmith's Shop, 1885 (oil on canvas)
7333473 The Blacksmith's Shop, 1885 (oil on canvas) by MacGeorge, William Stewart (1861-1931); 94.5x118.3 (framed) cm; Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Scotland; (add.info.: Artist: MacGeorge)

Shrimpers at Mariakerke, 1885-89 (painting)
7333000 Shrimpers at Mariakerke, 1885-89 (painting) by Meunier, Constantin Emile (1831-1905); Mu.Zee, Ostend, Belgium; (add.info.: Constantin Meunier (1831-1905)

The Peasant Lawyer (oil on panel)
490284 The Peasant Lawyer (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638) (after); 54.7x87.5 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

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"Proletariat: The Backbone of Revolutionary Movements" The concept of the proletariat, depicted in various forms throughout history, has been a driving force behind revolutionary movements and social change. In the early 20th century, American socialists used powerful imagery to expose the flaws of capitalism through posters like "Capitalist Pyramid" (1911), highlighting the vast wealth inequality that existed within society. As we delve into history, we encounter iconic works such as "Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge" (1920) by El Lissitzky. This poster symbolized the Bolsheviks' determination to overcome their adversaries during the Russian Civil War and establish a socialist regime. During Stalin's era, Soviet propaganda aimed at mobilizing workers for industrialization was exemplified by Vladimir Lyushin's poster "The Young Communist League is the Shock Battalion of Five-Year Plan" (1931). It emphasized how young communists played a crucial role in achieving economic growth and transforming Russia into an industrial powerhouse. Artistic representations also captured proletarian struggles. Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo's painting "The Fourth State" showcased impoverished workers fighting against exploitation in Italy during his time. Similarly, Vera Mukhina's sculpture "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, " located in Moscow, immortalizes laborers who contributed to building a new Soviet society. Leaders like Lenin inspired artists to create impactful pieces reflecting their ideologies. Irakliy Toidze's oil painting "Lenin Rallying the People" portrayed Lenin as an influential figure rallying support for communism among ordinary citizens. Post-revolutionary Russia celebrated its achievements through posters such as Ivan Simakov's lithograph commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Great Proletarian Revolution (1922). These artworks served as reminders of collective triumph over oppressive systems. In times of hardship or war, propaganda posters encouraged hard work and dedication from peasants and workers alike.