Dimensions: 109 x 104 cm
On the reverse of the author's patch with a handwritten description of the work and the artist's signature: 'MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ | "BRUN CARRE" | 109 x 104 cm. | 1971 | M. Abakanowicz'.
State of preservation
the work will be included in the catalog raisonné of Magdalena Abakanowicz edited by Jola Gola cat. F154
Exhibited
"Magdalena Abakanowicz", Galerie Alice Pauli, Lausanne, 1971.
Biography
Magdalena Abakanowicz studied in 1950-54 at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. She practiced sculpture. The first works that brought her international fame were her monumental, spatial tapestries with a 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.
