Dimensions: 146 x 114 cm
signed, dated and inscribed on the underside: 'XXI 123 | I-II | 1978 | E. DWURNIK' and inscribed l.d.: '>>PO PRZEJŚCIACH<<'.
signed, dated and described on the reverse: 'XV -> 123 | E. DWURNIK | 1978'
on the reverse two exhibition stickers with description of the painting
Origin
private collection, France
private collection, Poland
Literature
Dwurnik. Inventory of Paintings, [edited by] Pola Dwurnik, Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw 2001, published as a supplement to the exhibition catalog "Edward Dwurnik. Painting. Próba retrospektywy", (08.09-07.10.2001), Cycle XV "Sportsmen" (1972-1992), item 123, no. 374, p. nlb.
Biography
Studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and earned his diploma in Prof. Eugeniusz Eibisch's studio in 1970. In 1966 he created the most numerous series, which was "Hitchhiking Journeys." In the 1980s Dwurnik's painting became expressive and dramatic. In the 1990s, he created a continuation of "Hitchhiking Journeys," namely "Blue Cities," "Diagonal," "Blue" and "Enumeration." He received the Cyprian Kamil Norwid Award in 1981, the Solidarity Cultural Award in 1983, and the Coutts and Co International Private Banking Award in Zurich. He participated in Documenta 7 in Kassel in 1982, the Nouvelle Biennale de Paris in 1985 and the XIX Art Biennale in Sao Paulo in 1987.
