David Davidovich Burliuk (New York/Russian Federation/Ukraine/China, 1882-1967) oil on board pastoral painting depicting a red horse by a trough in a winter landscape with a figure carrying pails emerging from an open farmhouse in the midground. Signed "Burliuk" lower left. Written label with artist name affixed, en verso. Unframed. 5 1/8" H x 7 1/2" W. Biography: "Born into a privileged class of Russian Society, David Burliuk became a central figure in the history of the Russian avant-garde movement as an accomplished poet, art critic, and exhibition organizer. He studied at the Kazan School of Fine Arts in 1898, then in Odessa, Moscow, Munich, and in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, however, as a breaker of artistic tradition, he found himself expelled from the Moscow Institute in 1911. His early works were Fauve-like and were exhibited with the Blue Riders in Munich. With the advent of World War I, he left Russia and traveled for four years. He moved to America in 1922 and settled on Long Island where he continued to paint until his death in 1967." (Source: Michael David Zellman, 300 Years of American Art).

PROVENANCE: The collection of Kathryn Zervos, acquired by her grandfather, Sterling Strauser, directly from the artist.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with corners minutely worn.