Keywords: Russian Avant Garde, Suprematist Composition, Cubo-Futurist Style, Violins And Letters, Geometric Abstract

Summary:
Jean Pougny, also known as Ivan Puni (1892-1956), oil on canvas Russian Federation, Suprematist movement composition with violins and letters. Signed at the top left.

Jean Pougny studied in several workshops, including the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1915, Ivan Puni joined the Supremus group, led by Kazimir Malevich, alongside other avant-garde artists such as Aleksandra Ekster, Liubov Popova, Ivan Kliun, Ksenia Boguslavskaya, Olga Rozanova, Nadezhda Udaltsova, and Nina Genke. In 1920, Puni and Ksenia Boguslavskaya emigrated first to Germany and then, in 1923, to France. After settling in France, Ivan Puni adopted the name Jean Pougny.

(Presents well with some surface craquelure visible throughout and expected scattered age-related wear and minor abrasions. No major losses apparent) Canvas has been relined and mounted on a later stretcher. Unframed.)

Measurement: 23 x 35 1/2 in. (58.4 x 90.2 cm.)

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