Thomas Gleb (1912-1991), Adam coucha avec Eve, 1974

Tomasz Gleb (1912-1991), Adam coucha avec Eve, 1974

Assemblage, paper collage on board, no. 20/35, 50 x 70 cm.

Signed "20/35 GLEB."

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Tomasz Gleb was born in 1912 in Zelów, died in 1991 in Angers. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris. From 1932 to 1950 he lived in France, where he returned - after a brief stay in Poland from 1950 to 1957 - fleeing communism. He engaged in easel painting, created murals, prints and sculptures, and also worked as a draftsman, architect, poet and tapestry artist. In 1959 he took up textile art. The artist's works enrich the collections of institutions primarily in France (they are in the Pompidou Center, among others). The artist has presented his works at many international exhibitions, and has been honored with various prizes and awards, including the Grand Prix National de Paris (1980) for a work made with the art of weaving.