Woman with wooden bucket and yellow horse 

David Burliuk made "Woman with wooden bucket and yellow horse" using an unknown medium, but the texture suggests oil paint applied with expressive brushstrokes. Burliuk, a key figure in the Russian avant-garde, often blended modernist aesthetics with his Ukrainian heritage. Here, we see a woman, possibly a peasant, rendered with a directness that eschews idealization. Her companion, a striking yellow horse, stands as a symbol of rural life and perhaps a deeper connection to nature. The thick application of paint gives the scene an almost tactile quality, grounding it in the physical world. Burliuk, who was also a poet and art theorist, sought to liberate art from academic constraints, and that impulse is visible here. The painting feels deeply personal, reflecting a nostalgia for a way of life that was rapidly changing. While seemingly simple, this work encapsulates the complex interplay between identity, place, and memory.