An oil on board abstract composition by Sergei Charchoune, Russian, French, 1888 to 1975. Signed in Latin lower left. Unframed. Serge Charchoune or Sergey Sharshun was a Russian painter and the first Russian Dada poet. Charchoune lived most of his life in France. Serge Charchoune briefly studied art in Moscow before being drafted into the army in 1910. He deserted and in 1912, he went to Paris where he quickly became interested in the Cubist Movement, studying under Henri Le Fauconnier. During the war, he took refuge in Barcelona where he met the painters Albert Gleizes, Marie Laurencin, and Francis Picabia. Russian Avant Garde Fine Art, Abstract Paintings For Collectors.