Dimensions: 57 x 42 cm
Signed p.d.: 'B. Biegas'
on the reverse a paper invetor's sticker and traces of not preserved stickers
Origins
legacy of the artist, Historical and Literary Society, Paris
private collection, France
Anaf-Martinion auction house, Lyon, February 2006
private collection, Europe
Düsseldorfer Auktionshaus, Düsseldorf, May 2014
private collection, Poland
Biography
One of the most prominent modernist Polish sculptors. Studied sculpture from 1896 to 1901 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow under the direction of A. Daun and K. Laszczka. In 1901 he was expelled from the academy for his sculptures "The Book of Life," which were surrounded by an atmosphere of scandal. Thanks to a scholarship from the Warsaw Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, he went to Paris, where - with breaks for trips to Poland - he remained for the rest of his life. He exhibited in Vienna - he was a member of the Secession there - St. Petersburg (1903), Kiev, as well as Rome and Amsterdam. Influenced by the philosophy of Stanislaw Przybyszewski, he created allegorical and symbolic sculptures and paintings - he began painting under the influence of Stanislaw Wyspianski around 1900. - With themes that reflect the drama of human existence. He created fantasy scenes, busts and nudes.
