Lot 51
  • 51

David Davidovich Burliuk

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • David Davidovich Burliuk
  • Bradenton Beach, Florida
  • signed Burliuk., dated 1964 and titled Bradenton Beach, Fla (lower left); bears various inscriptions (on the stretcher)
  • oil on canvas
  • 38 by 50 in., 96.5 by 127 cm

Provenance

The artist
Thence by descent

Literature

M. Burliuk, Color and Rhyme, Hampton Bays, New York, 1964, no. 56, illustrated on the last page

Condition

Oil on canvas. The surface is covered with a layer of varnish. Very nice impasto work. Composition appears to be in lovely condition. Under UV no pigments appear to fluoresce but varnish prevents a conclusive analysis. Held in a wooden strip frame.
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