Kiejstut Bereźnicki (b. 1935), Still Life with Ladders, 1985

oil, canvas, 135 x 160 cm, signed, dated and described inside the composition: 'Still life | with ladders | - large - | Bereźnicki | 1985'.

EXHIBITED:
- 1992/ 1993 - Feasts, carnivals in black, scenes and passion still lifes-painting 1986-1990, BWA Czestochowa, BWA Krakow, BWA Lodz; BWA Olsztyn; BWA Sopot; BWA Wroclaw; Silesian Museum, Katowice
- Kiejstut Bereźnicki. Fifty years of creative work, National Museum in Gdansk July-September 2008, BWA Zamojska Gallery October-November 2008, TPSP W Krakowie Pałac Sztuki January-February 2009, BWA Rzeszów February-March 2009.
LITERATURE:
- Kiejstut Bereźnicki. Paintings from 1986-1990. feasts, carnivals in black, passion scenes and still lifes, BWA Olsztyn 1991, p. 9
- Kiejstut Bereźnicki. Fifty years of creative work, compiled by. Wojciech Zmorzyński, Gdańsk 2008, p. 124 (il.)

He received his diploma from the Gdansk State Higher School of Fine Arts in 1958 in the studio of Stanislaw Teisseyre. Since 1960 he has been working at the academy, and since 1982 he has been running his own graduate studio at the Faculty of Painting. Since 1994, he has been a full professor. Since his early years, in his works he has been in constant dialogue with the past, drawing on the experience of Dutch painters of the 17th century and old Gdansk painting. He paints mainly archaized still lifes, often with vanitative elements, allegorical and biblical scenes and portraits with subdued colors. He has participated in many exhibitions both at home and abroad. He is the recipient of many awards, including the Piotr Potworowski Award and the award of the Minister of Culture.