1940, Szewna, Poland
Intention, 1976
Photomontage and offset print on paper, 41 x 81,5 cm
Edition: 6/30; inscription b.l. Avtoofset “Intention” – 16/30-1976; b.r. J. Treliński
Acquisition: Gift
Reference: 02833
1894, Warsaw, Poland – 1988, Warsaw, Poland
Composition, 1964
Acrylic on plywood, 66 x 40 x 6 cm
Acquisition: Gift
Reference: 00334
Biography
Henryk Stażewski (pronounced: /stəʒɛfskiː/ STa-zhef-skee; 9 January 1894 – 10 June 1988) was a Polish painter, visual artist and writer. Stażewski has been described as the “father of the Polish avant-garde” and is considered a pivotal figure in the history of constructivism and geometric abstraction in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Entire entry at wikipedia.org/wiki/Henryk_Stażewski
1921, Włocławku, Poland – 2000, Aleksandrów Kujawski, Poland
Boats, 1959
Aquatint on paper, 45 x 54,5 cm
Edition: 23/30; inscription: b.l: Lodiu 23/30; b.r.: Barbara Narebska Debska 1959
Acquisition: Gift
Reference: 00342
1931, Warsaw, Poland
The Nile Bird, 1964
Etching on paper, 66 x 50 cm
Edition: a.p.; b.l: Е.А.; b.m: Oiseau du Vil; b.r.: B.Kwasniewska
Acquisition: Gift
Reference: 00804
1928, Vilnius, Lithuania – 2020, Suwałki, Poland
Ships, 1962
Oil on board, 40 x 100 cm
Acquisition: Gift
Reference: 01180
Biography
Strumillo studied at the State Higher School of Visual Arts in Łódź between 1945 and 1947 under the supervision of Władysław Strzemiński. When the academy changed its profile to one focused more on applied arts, he moved to Kraków. He received his diploma in 1950 at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts. He belonged to the Self-Taught Group (Grupa Samokształceniowa) led by Andrzej Wróblewski (together with Andrzej Wajda, Jan Tarasin, Walerian Borowczyk and others).
The short introduction to Strumillo’s biography is from culture.pl/en/artist/andrzej-strumillo
