David Burliuk (Russian/American, 1882-1967) oil on canvasboard farmyard scene, depicting cattle and ducks in middle foreground, man and barn at left, with small homes in background against a distant sky. Silver and giltwood molded frame. Signed Burliuk lower right. 9-3/4"H x 13-3/4" W sight, 14-1/4" x 18-3/4" framed. Provenance: estate of Jean and Alven Ghertner, Nashville, TN. 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 there in 1967. Source: Michael David Zellman, 300 Years of American Art. Condition: Some light grime, overall very good condition.