Dimensions: 145 x 115 cm
described in composition: 'Today I Have Rehab' and signed, dated and inscribed p.d.: 'CYCLE: SPORTS E. DWURNIK. 84. | NO. XV-169-897'
signed, dated and described on the reverse: '897 | 1984 | E. DWURNIK | NO: XV-169-897'
Origin
private collection, France
private collection, Poland
Literature
Dwurnik. Inventory of Paintings, [edited by] Pola Dwurnik, Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw 2001, published as a supplement to the exhibition catalog "Edward Dwurnik. Painting. An Attempt at a Retrospective", (08.09-07.10.2001), Cycle XV "Sportsmen", item 169, no. 897, p. nlb.
Biography
Studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and earned his diploma in Prof. Eugeniusz Eibisch's studio in 1970. In 1966 he created the most numerous series, which was "Hitchhiking Journeys." In the 1980s Dwurnik's painting became expressive and dramatic. In the 1990s, he created a continuation of "Hitchhiking Journeys," namely "Blue Cities," "Diagonal," "Blue" and "Enumeration." Currently, he is also involved in abstract art. He was awarded the Cyprian Kamil Norwid Prize in 1981, the Solidarity Cultural Prize in 1983 and the Coutts and Co International Private Banking Prize in Zurich. He participated in Documenta 7 in Kassel in 1982, the Nouvelle Biennale de Paris in 1985 and the 19th Art Biennale of Sao Paulo in 1987.
