oil on canvas
18 x 23.5 cm (7 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
signed in Cyrillic and dated 1920 (upside down, upper right) and signed in Cyrillic lower left

PROVENANCESterling Strauser, Pennsylvania (acquired directly from the artist)Collection of Phyllis and Samuel Schreiber, New YorkSotheby's, New York, Important Russian Art from the Schreiber Collection, November 2, 2009, Lot 40This painting is a rare early work from the period in which Burliuk traveled from the western parts of Russia to Japan and eventually the United States, via Siberia and the Urals (1918-1922).Additional Images (click to enlarge):