Dimension in light passe-partout: 48.8cm x 26.6cm
Size of frame : 60.3cm x 36.3cm
Technique : Watercolor on paper
Author : Stefan Gierowski (Częstochowa 1925 - 2022).
Abstract painting, composed of horizontal brushstrokes, whose irregular arrangement gives the whole an inner dynamics. The painting primarily affects with color - it first concentrates the viewer's eye on the red stripes, so that it can then focus on the less saturated and even cold parts.Taped to the stretcher were proofs of payment issued by the Pracownie Sztuk Plastycznych in Warsaw, confirming the painting's authorship.
Stefan Gierowski (1925-2022) - Polish painter, illustrator, representative of the modern avant-garde; known mainly as an abstractionist. He graduated from the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts and the Department of Art History at Jagiellonian University. He gained widespread recognition after taking part in the International Exhibition of Young Art at the Zachęta National Gallery of Art (1955) and the National Exhibition of Young Art "Against War - Against Fascism" (1955). Since 1957, an associate of the Gallery on the Crooked Circle, run by Marian Bogusz; technical editor and illustrator of the magazine "Village", in the pages of which he published fragments of texts by Władysław Strzeminski on "Theory of Seeing" and Unism (the two artists met in person). From 1962 to 1996 he taught at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, from 1975 to 1981 he was dean of the Faculty of Painting. Winner of the 1980 Janusz Cybis Award.Stefan Gierowski's painting is characterized by geometric abstraction, exploration of light, space and color. He created compositions with intense, varied colors, emphasizing the relationship of colors and structures. Gierowski focused on the autonomy of the image, moving away from narrative in favor of pure form and the emotions evoked by color. His works are characterized by minimalist harmony and precision, which at the same time exude subtle dynamics. The artist considered painting as a medium that enables a metaphysical experience, exploring the limits of the viewer's perception. Condition as shown in photos.
