Dimensions: 34 x 21.5 cm
Signed p.d.: 'Biegas'.
On the reverse a fragment of a newspaper article, described on the frame: 'Bolesław BIEGAS | 1877 - 1954'.
Origins
DESA Unicum, October 2011
private collection, Poland
Biography
One of the most prominent modernist Polish sculptors. Studied sculpture in 1896-1901 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow under the direction of A. Daun and K. Laszczka. In 1901 he was expelled from the academy for his sculptures "The Book of Life," which were surrounded by an atmosphere of scandal. Thanks to a scholarship from the Warsaw Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, he went to Paris, where - with breaks for trips to Poland - he remained for the rest of his life. He exhibited in Vienna - he was a member of the Secession there - St. Petersburg (1903), Kiev, as well as Rome and Amsterdam. Influenced by the philosophy of Stanislaw Przybyszewski, he created allegorical and symbolic sculptures and paintings - he began painting under the influence of Stanislaw Wyspianski around 1900. - With themes that convey the drama of human existence. He created fantasy scenes, busts and nudes.
