TETMEJER Kazimierz
JAK BABA DIABŁA WYONACYŁA
Obrazki Zofji Stryjeńskiej
Kraków [1921]. "Wave" Company Iss. 8, pp. 45, [2], format 21 x 26cm, bound booklet binding
Published 1,100 copies.
7 full-page color engravings within pagination, illustrations in the text.
"The text authorized the artist to use strong means here, so she gave vent to her temperament with all the eagerness and verve. It is not clear what comes to the fore in these illustrations: the joyful colorfulness [...], the exquisite grasp of the situation and movement, or the wit and humor tinged with Highlander rubbishiness. Deft vignettes also aptly adorn this one-of-a-kind booklet carefully crafted on Japanese paper" (M. Grońska "Zofia Stryjeńska," Wr. 1991, p. 16))
Zofia Stryjeńska, (Born in 1891, died in 1976). - Painter, graphic artist, illustrator, stage designer, designer of textiles, posters and toys; associated with Warsaw and Zakopane.
She was the best-known Polish visual artist of the interwar period, along with Tamara Lempicka.
Called "the princess of Polish art" (Mieczysław Grydzewski - "Literary News"), she belonged to the Rhythm art group.
Of her painting techniques, she mainly practiced tempera, but was also preoccupied with lithography, drawing and posters, designed toys and decorative fabrics, and was the author of book illustrations.
Among her best-known works are: Pastorałka, the cycle of Slavic idols and Pascha, illustrations to Krasicki's Monachomachia, Seasons of the Year, Carols, Four Sacraments and Polish Dances.
STATE DB/BDB/ staining of covers, minor deterioration of spine, interior in impeccable condition.
