Aleksander Kobzdej (1920-1972), HORSE CADRE No. 32, 1971

acrylic/metal grid/paper and polyester, 146 x 120 cm
signed, dated and described on the back:
Aleksander Kobzdej| 1971 | Horse cadre | 146 x 121 | No. 32 | sticker: National Museum in Warsaw Inv. no. 3164 Tc /72

ORIGIN:
- private collection

EXHIBITED:
- Aleksander Kobzdej. Ölbilder - Zeichnungen 1969-1971, 7. August - 28. August 1971, Rathaus Charlottenburg, Berlin 1971.
- Aleksander Kobzdej (1920-1972). Exhibition on the 20th Anniversary of Death, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, ZPAP Gallery on Mazowiecka Street, November 1992, Warsaw 1992.

LITERATURE:
- Aleksander Kobzdej. Ölbilder - Zeichnungen 1969-1971, 7. August - 28. August 1971, Rathaus Charlottenburg, Katalog und Ausstellungsleitung: Eberhard Knoch, Berlin 1971, item 31, p. 14.
- Aleksander Kobzdej (1920-1972). Exhibition on the 20th Anniversary of Death, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, ZPAP Gallery on Mazowiecka Street, November 1992 [exhibition cat.], Warsaw 1992, repr. cat. item 55, p. 81.
"In the past I used to peep at old textiles, I was stopped by the sights of decaying walls of houses. Now fair wares painted with aniline paints have become close to me. Aiming for greater compactness of the object, the plastic forms between the planes became more simple. They dominated the neighborhood in sequence and finally broke free. The result was a spatial object that is homogeneous. The metal grid used is obedient, but I try to respect its nature. The relief, trapped in polyester resin, covered with layers of thin paper, is elastic, but does not deform."

Alexander Kobzdej