A watercolor and ink on paper painting with a constructivist composition attributed to and signed by Alexander Rodchenko, Russian, Soviet, 1891-1956. Signed in Cyrillic lower right and dated 1917. Stamped on the back: Collection of Mikhail Shuster, Leningrad, B-484. Solomon Abramovich Shuster, 1934 - 1995 - Soviet and Russian art collector, film director. Alexandre Rodchenko was a Russian and Soviet artist, sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer. He was one of the founders of constructivism and Russian design. He studied drawing and painting at the Kazan School of Fine Arts and architecture at the Stroganov School of Applied Art. An early influence came from Kazimir Malevich, whose Suprematist style contributed to Rodchenko’s adoption of an austere aesthetic and use of materials. In the late 1920s, he joined the October group, with members Diego Rivera, Gustav Klutsis, and Sergei Eisenstein, furthering his commitment to creating art for the working classes.