Ivan Puni (1890–1956)

Russian avant-garde pioneer who organized the legendary 0.10 exhibition, then reinvented himself as a French painter.

ABOUT

Ivan Albertovich Puni (Russian: Ива́н Альбе́ртович Пу́ни; also known as Jean Pougny; 3 April [O.S. 22 March] 1890 – 28 December 1956) was a Russian avant-garde (Suprematist, Cubo-Futurist) and French artist, who intensively changed his style until it went into lyric Primitivism in the direction of Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard. == Biography == === Early life === Ivan Puni was born in Kuokkala (then Grand Duchy of Finland in the Russian Empire, now Repino, a part of St.…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Suprematist Composition 1915 · Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Memories of the Past 1927 · Art Institute of Chicago The Lineman 1927 · Art Institute of Chicago Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida 1929 · Art Institute of Chicago Heavy the Oar to Him Who Is Tired, Heavy the Coat, Heavy the Sea 1929 · Art Institute of Chicago And Man Created God in His Own Image 1930 · Art Institute of Chicago

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Kazimir MalevichSuprematism Vladimir TatlinConstructivism Juan GrisCubism Pierre BonnardPost-Impressionism

Influenced

Aleksandra EksterCubo-Futurism Olga RozanovaSuprematism Ivan KliunSuprematism