Size: 23 x 17 cm (in light of passe-partout)
Signed in pencil l.d.: 'Altar of Wit Stwosz copperplate engraving | Krakow' and signed on the underside: 'ryt. Zakrzewski'
Condition
framed
Biography
Zakrzewski studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow under Władysław Jarocki and Jozef Pankiewicz in 1922-24, and in 1926-10 in Paris at private painting academies. Then to deepen his studies he traveled to Constantinople, also visiting Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Greece and Italy. In 1932-37 he studied printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw under Jan Wojnarski. Initially, he was involved in painting, and from 1932 exclusively in printmaking. He cultivated single and multi-color metal techniques. The most common theme of his works was the architecture of Polish cities, seaside and Silesian landscapes. He made a number of thematic series: Teka Śląska, Teka Morska, Warsaw, Lviv, Bielsko, Zaolzie, Krakow; he is also the author of many ex-librises.