Titled "Hyacinths'" 1938. This piece was purchased at Cristie's East in 1985 and then framed by Diego Salazar. Painting has been relined. David Burliuk was a central figure in the history of the Russian avant-garde movement as an accomplished poet, art critic, and exhibition organizer. He is considered one of the world's first hippies, and is known to have painted the words 'I Burliuk' on his forehead, standing on street corners reciting poetry. His early works were fauve-like, violent in color and heavy with paint. Burliuk often used very thick impasto paint; in some cases, on his larger works, if one stands to the side of the painting, it almost looks like a relief. Occasionally he would use a palette knife but most of the time, favored the brush, probably medium and large sizes and applied with zest and boldness. There is always certain spontaneous fluidity in his oeuvre. Throughout his life, Burliuk was innovative, energetic and upbeat. Overall size: 22 x 19 in. Size: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. Please note that all sales are final. No refunds will be given under any circumstances.