David Davidovic Burljuk Auction Prices and Value Guide

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Artist
David Davidovic Burljuk
Source records
3,479
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About David Davidovic Burljuk

David Davidovich Burliuk (1882-1967) was a Ukrainian-born painter, poet, illustrator, and graphic artist widely recognized as a central figure of Russian Futurism and Neo-Primitivism. Born in the Kharkov Governorate of what is now Ukraine, Burliuk studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Munich and later at the Moscow Academy of Fine Art. In 1912 he co-authored the landmark Futurist manifesto 'A Slap in the Face of Public Taste,' and exhibited with the Der Blaue Reiter group in Munich in 1911-12. His practice spanned oil painting, watercolor, gouache, collage, engraving, drawing, and experimental poetry. After emigrating from Russia, Burliuk settled on Long Island, New York, where he continued working until his death in 1967. His work is held in major museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Russian FuturismNeo-PrimitivismDer Blaue Reiter (associated/exhibited)Oil paintingWatercolorDrawingEngravingLandscapesPortraits and figuresAbstract and experimental compositions

Common works and media

Burliuk's output includes oil paintings on canvas and board, watercolors, gouaches, collages, pen-and-ink drawings, charcoal drawings, woodcuts, engravings, and illustrated books and poetry broadsides. Subjects range from landscapes and village scenes to portraits, still lifes, and abstract or semi-abstract compositions reflecting his Futurist and Neo-Primitivist concerns. Both his Russian-period and American-period works circulate in the auction market.

Market and appraisal context

David Burliuk maintains a deep and active secondary market with 171 recorded auction lots (108 with prices realized) spanning 2004 through early 2025. The price distribution is wide: the observed range runs from $50 for ephemera and minor works on paper up to £132,000 (approximately $167,000) for a major oil painting at Sotheby's in June 2024. The median stands at $2,800 with a 75th percentile at $10,000, indicating that mid-tier works — particularly watercolors, smaller oils, and works on paper — trade regularly in the low four-figure range, while significant oils with strong provenance or period importance can command five and occasionally six figures. Ten or more auction houses have handled his material, including Sotheby's, Christie's, Bonhams, MacDougall's (a specialist Russian art house), Shapiro Auctions, and Clarke Auction Gallery. Recent top results at Sotheby's — £132,000 for 'Head of a Sailor' (June 2024), £50,800 for 'Positano' (March 2025), and $45,600 for 'Mexico' (October 2024) — demonstrate sustained demand for quality oils at the upper tier. The breadth of houses (from international blue-chip to regional American and European specialists) and the long span of recorded sales signal healthy, liquid demand across market segments.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Oil painting
  • Watercolor
  • Drawing
  • Gouache
  • Collage

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • The Burliuk surname encompasses several artist family members; attribution between David, Vladimir, and Nikolai Burliuk requires careful provenance review
  • Russian avant-garde works face heightened authentication scrutiny due to historical forgeries in this category
  • Date of birth is recorded as both July 9 and July 21, 1882 in different sources, likely reflecting Julian versus Gregorian calendar usage
  • [object Object]

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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