Erwin SÓWKA (1936-2021), "Krishna - Hare Krishna," 1996.

oil, panel, 40 x 60 cm,
Signed p.d.: Sowka Erwin
On the reverse, inscription in marker: Krishna - Hare Krishna / Sowka Erwin / 60 x 40 / 1996, and a printed sticker of the Colours of Silesia Collection in Ruda Śląska with the text in pen.
Image reproduced in: "Art master Erwin Sowka retrospectively", Silesian Museum in Katowice, 2012, il. s. 178.

Born in Szopienice, miner, member of the Janowska Group. He was influenced by occult knowledge, was fascinated by the exoticism of the cultures of the ancient East, and was close to the circle of Silesian culture. The heroine of many of the artist's paintings is a female figure, shown against a background of scenery full of symbols and exoticism.