- Ivan Puni
Ivan Puni or Puny (Jean Pougny, _ru. Иван Пуни; 1894 - 1956) was a
Russian avant-garde artist (Suprematist ,Cubo-Futurist ).Biography
Ivan Puni was born in
Kuokkala (thenGrand Duchy of Finland in theRussian Empire , nowRepino inRussia ) to a family of Italian origins [ [http://www.geocities.com/s_petropol/Kuok_A.html Kuokkala ] ] . He is the grandson of the famous Italian-Russia ncomposer of ballet musicCesare Pugni .In 1909-1910 he studied in various workshops, including the
Académie Julian inParis .In 1915 Puni together with the 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 ofSuprematism ,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 underMarc Chagall .He was married to
Ksenia Boguslavskaya .In 1920 Ivan Puni and
Ksenia Boguslavskaya emigrated first forGermany , and then (in 1923) forFrance . Since then Ivan Puni adopted the name "Jean Pougny". He has become French citizen since 1946.Ivan Puni (Jean Pougny) died in
Paris in 1956.Notes
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