ANTONI SUCHANEK (1901-1982), WARSAW - ST. JAN'S CATHEDRAL

autolithography, paper, 30 x 44 cm

Autolithography, paper 30 x 44 cm (illus. p.p.); 58 x 45 cm (illus. p.p.) (signed in pencil by the author l.d. and described and dated on the plate.
external dimensions 45 x 58 cm;

signed in pencil by the author l.d. and described and dated on the plate.

Autolithography - a lithograph, created by the author - a printmaker directly on the lithographic stone. In the 19th century there were many lithographic workshops where drawings created by artists were transferred by hand by artisan-lithographers onto lithographic stones.

Antoni Suchanek (born April 27, 1901 in Rzeszów, died November 19, 1982 in Gdynia) - Polish painter, marine artist.

He settled in Gdynia, where he drew inspiration from the emerging city, port and shipyard - in which he was a pioneer. He created from the perspective of Kamienna Góra and Kępa Oksywska. He received first prize for his Panorama of Gdynia II at the Third Maritime Exhibition. When the September campaign of 1939 began, he replaced Maciej Nehring as director of the "Zachęta" museum. He supervised the securing and packing of the museum's collection, including Jan Matejko's "Battle of Grunwald." In 1946 he returned to Gdynia and settled in Orlowo. He created a chronicle illustrating the rise from the ruins of the destroyed port (the Shipyard Builds series). He was an active participant in artistic life in the Tri-City, which resulted in the creation of the Group of Polish Marine Artists in the artistic cafe Cyganeria. He was supported in this by Marian Mokwa. He painted illustrations for many magazines published on the Coast. He created ship decor, making paintings for the MS Oliwa, MS Koszalin and MS Modlin messes.

The artist's works are currently in, among others: National Museum in Gdansk, National Museum in Warsaw, National Maritime Museum in Gdansk, Museum of the City of Gdynia, District Museum in Bydgoszcz, District Museum in Nowy Sacz, as well as in the collections of maritime-related institutions and private collections around the world.