John’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Hand Has Five Fingers (5 Finger hat die Hand)
John Heartfield German, 1891–1968

A.I.Z. (Workers' Illustrated Magazine)
John Heartfield German, 1891–1968

Untitled (Diagnosis)
John Heartfield German, 1891-1968

Dobry voják Svejk (Good Soldier Schweik)
John Heartfield German, 1891–1968

Capitalism Robs You of the Last Piece of Bread (Das letzte Stück Brot raubt Ihnen der Kapitalismus)
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968) printed by S. Malz

Revolutionary Museum of the USSR: October Letter Series—German Communist Party Posters (Muzei revoliutsii SSSR: otkrytie pisma seriia—Plakaty kompatrii germanii)
John Heartfield (German, 1891-1968) Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)

Untitled (Lenin over Moscow)
John Heartfield German, 1891–1968

In the East, 160 Million March Joyfully into the Future (160 millionen im osten schreiten froh in die Zukunft!)
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968) printed by Uranus- Druckerei GmbH

Miluji (I Love)
John Heartfield German, 1891–1968

Das Leben der Autos (Life of the Automobile)
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968) Ilya Erenburg (Russian, 1891–1967)

Zement (Cement)
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968) Authored by Fedor Gladkov (Russian, 1883-1958)

John Heartfield und die Kunst der Photomontage
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968)

Zehn Tage, die die Welt erschütterten (Ten Days That Shook the World)
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968) Authored by John Reed (American, 1887-1920)

Zehn Tage, die die Welt erschütterten (Ten Days That Shook The World)
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968)

Illustrierte Geschichte der Bügerkrieges in Russland 1917-1921
John Heartfield German, 1891–1968

Illustrierte Geschichte der Russischen Revolution 1917
John Heartfield German, 1891–1968

Das Geld schreibt (Money Writes!)
John Heartfield (German, 1891-1968) Authored by Upton Sinclair (American, 1878-1968)

Jimmie Higgins
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968)

Leidweg der Liebe (Love's Pilgrimage)
John Heartfield (German, 1891–1968)

Man nennt mich Zimmermann (They Call Me Carpenter)
John Heartfield (German, 1891-1968) Written by Upton Sinclair (American, 1879-1968)