Lot 336: David Burliuk Farm Scene W/C Landscape Painting, Haymaking

David Davidovich Burliuk (New York/Russian Federation/Ukraine, 1882-1967) watercolor on paper farm landscape painting with a dark-haired woman at left and two farmers who pile fresh hay into a horse-drawn cart at right. A cow rests on the ground below the farmers. Above, a crescent moon hangs in the sky while in the background a house stands before a row of trees. Signed lower right. Housed under glass in a wormy chestnut frame with gray mat. Sight: 10 1/4 in. H x 14 3/4 in. W. Frame: 19 in. H x 23 in. 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:

Private Virginia Collection. Acquired from a Reno, Nevada estate. 

CONDITION:

Overall very good condition, not examined out of frame.