Dimensions: 105 x 150 cm
On the reverse a tag with a handwritten author's description of the work: 'MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ | STUDIUM FAKTUR | 150 x 105 1964. | M.Abakanowicz'.
Origins
private collection, Poland
Desa Unicum, 2012
Exhibited
"Exhibition of tapestries by Magdalena Abakanowicz", CBWA Zachęta, Warsaw March 1965, cat. no. 2, cover (il.).
"Magdalena Abakanowicz Tapestry," ZPAP BWA Zakopane, August 1965, cat. item 2, p. 3 (il.).
Biography
Magdalena Abakanowicz studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts from 1950-54. She practiced sculpture. The first works that brought her international fame were her monumental, spatial tapestries with relief texture Abakanas. The artist's sculptures are made in a variety of techniques and materials: ceramic, wood, bronze, plastic - both figurative and non-figurative. She has made and completed many projects for public places and museums. In 1965-90 she taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan. She is the author of erudite essays on art, mythology, religion. In 1965 she was awarded the Grand Prix at the Sao Paulo Biennale. She is ranked by world critics among the top artists of the 20th century.