A Russian Avant-garde painting depicting an abstract composition, oil on board with a Cyrillic inscription. Attributed to Ivan Puni, 1892 to 1956. Housed in an old silver painted wooden frame. Ivan Puni was a Russian painter, illustrator and designer, active in France. In 1909-1910 he studied in various workshops, including the Academie Julian in Paris. In 1915 Puni together with a group of avant-garde artists, Aleksandra Ekster, Liubov Popova, Ivan Kliun, Ksenia Boguslavskaya, Olga Rozanova, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Nina Genke and others, joined Supremus, a group led by the founder of Suprematism, Kazimir Malevich. In 1915-1916 Puni, together with other suprematist artists, worked at Verbovka Village Folk Centre. In 1919 he taught at the Vitebsk Art School under Marc Chagall. He was married to Ksenia Boguslavskaya. In 1920 Ivan Puni and Ksenia Boguslavskaya emigrated first to Germany, and then to France. Russian Avant Garde Fine Art For Collectors, Abstract Oil Paintings For Wall Decor.