Dimensions: 109 x 158 x 62 cm
signed, dated and described on the plate: 'ANDRODYN | ABAKANOWICZ | 1984'.
Origin
Starmach Gallery, Cracow
private collection, Cracow
Olszewski Gallery, Warsaw
private collection, Warsaw
Literature
compare:
Magdalena Abakanowicz, exhibition catalog at the Season Museum of Art, Tokyo 1991, cat. no. 38-41, pp. 112-117
Magdalena Abakanowicz. Recent work, exhibition catalog at Marlborough Gallery, New York 1989, cat. pos. 1, 2, pp. 18-19
Biography
Magdalena Abakanowicz studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts from 1950-54. She practiced sculpture. The first works that brought her international fame were the monumental, spatial tapestries with relief texture Abakanas. Her sculptures are made in a variety of techniques and materials: ceramics, wood, bronze, plastic - both figurative and non-figurative. She has made and completed many projects for public places and museums. In 1965-90 she taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan. She is the author of erudite essays on art, mythology, religion. In 1965 she was awarded the Grand Prix at the Sao Paulo Biennale. She is ranked by world critics among the top artists of the 20th century.