Dimensions: 73 x 92 cm
signed and dated p.g.: 'J. Tarasin 65'
signed, dated and described on the reverse: 'J. Tarasin | 1965 | "PRZEDMIOTY"' and a mounting pointer
on the stretcher an export sticker to New York from Desa, an exhibition sticker from D'Arcy Galleries and a sticker with the date of purchase
Origin
D'Arcy Galleries, New York
private collection, USA
private collection, Poland
Exhibited
"17 Polish Painters," D'Arcy Galleries, New York, 1966-1967.
Literature
17 Polish Painters, exhibition catalog, D'Arcy Galleries, introduction by Ryszard Stanislawski, transl. Krzysztof Klinger, New York 1966, p. nlb. (il.)
Biography
Graduated from painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in 1951, in the studio of Professor 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 there was a monographic exhibition of the artist's works at the Warsaw Zachęta Gallery.
