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Jean Pougny 1894–1956, Harlequi, Oil on cardboard, 12.8 x 9.6 in
See also > Jean Pougny 1894–1956, Still Life with Bottle Jug & Flower Pot, Oil on canvas, 26.25 x 22.25 in
Ivan Puni or Puny (Jean Pougny) – was a Russian avant-garde artist (Suprematist, Cubo-Futurist).Born in Kuokkala, Finland to a family of Italian origins; in 1909–1910 he studied in various workshops, including the Acade³mie 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. Puni died in Paris in 1956. His works are in the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg; Museum of Modern Art, New York City; Tate Gallery, London; Berlinische Galerie, Berlin; Musee de Grenoble, France.