Size: 73 x 92 cm
signed and dated above: 'J. Tarasin 65'.
Signed, dated and described on the reverse: 'J. Tarasin | 1965 | "PRZEDMIOTY"' and mounting note
on the reverse an exhibition sticker from D'Arcy Galleries in New York, a shipping sticker from Desa Works of Modern Art Foreign Trade Company and a sticker with a description of the work
Origins
D'Arcy Galleries, New York
private collection, USA
institutional collection, Poland
Exhibited
"17 Polish Painters," D'Arcy Galleries, New York, 1966-1967.
Jan Tarasin, Konstsalongen Kavaletten, Uppsala, 30.01-13.02.1966
Literature
17 Polish Painters, exhibition catalog, D'Arcy Galleries, introduction by Ryszard Stanislawski, transl. Krzysztof Klinger, New York 1966, p. nlb. (il.)
Jan Tarasin, exhibition catalog, Konstsalongen Kavaletten, Uppsala 1966, cat. no. 15
Biography
Graduated from painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in 1951, in the studio of Prof. Zbigniew Pronaszko. As a student he made his debut at the First Exhibition of Modern Art in Cracow in 1948-49. Since 1962 he has been a member of the Cracow Group. In 1974, he began teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and in 1987-90 was the rector of the academy. In 1984 he received the Jan Cybis Award. In 1995, a monographic exhibition of the artist's works took place at Warsaw's Zachęta Gallery.
