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Jean POUGNY, born Iwan Albertovich PUNI (1890-1956) "The Ace of Clubs", 1915

Creator: Iwan Puni
Offered by: Avant-Garde Gallery by Pierre Bosche

Description
Iwan Albertovich Puni (also known as Jean Pougny; April 3, 1890 – December 28, 1956) was a Russian avant-garde artist (Suprematism, Cubo-Futurism) who later became French. He evolved towards Lyric Primitivism, influenced by Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard. After an exhibition at the Salon des Indépendants in 1910 in Paris, where he discovered Fauvism and Cubism, Puni returned to Russia and joined the avant-garde group Union of Youth, where he became associated with Mayakovsky and Velimir Khlebnikov. At his Futurist exhibition in March 1915, he presented eleven Cubist-inspired works and a relief titled "Card Players," which has since disappeared. This painting, which continues the theme of the lost piece and that of "The Ace of Diamonds", also presented by our gallery, offers a Constructivist view of a card game.

The text in Cyrillic translates to "The Ace of Clubs."
Oil on cardboard, framed, signed at the bottom right and dated "1915" on the back
Numerous annotations on the back: in Russian, the artist's name, the title "The Ace of Clubs," the date, an old English label (collection or gallery), and a stamp from the Russian State Archives
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from expert Jean Chauvelin, dated 12/01/2024

Dimensions without frame: H: 29 cm x W: 20 cm
With frame: H: 34 cm x W: 25 cm x D: 1 cm

More Information

Documentation:	Certificate of Authenticity
Notes:	from expert Jean Chauvelin, dated 12/01/2024
Origin:	Russia
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Oil, cardboard
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1915
Styles / Movements:	Other , Cubism
Dealer Reference #:	364
Incollect Reference #:	750506

Dimensions

W.	9.84 in;	H.	13.39 in;	D.	0.39 in;
W.	25 cm;	H.	34 cm;	D.	1 cm;

Message from Seller:

Avant-Garde Gallery is dedicated to the XXth Century Decorative Arts. We are an antique dealer which offers works of art by artists who shaped the XXth century and our present. The artists on displays embodied the Avant-garde and keep surprising us by their modernity. They are painters, poster designers, designers, cabinet makers, sculptors, ceramists, silversmiths or photographers. P: 3361118125611 E: pierre.bosche@gmail.com