Maria Tarnawska-Wójtowicz (1921-2004), Harvest Christ, 1969

Oil, plywood; size: 38 x 24 cm; signed l. d.: M. T. Wójtowicz 69. Author's dedication on the back.

Maria Tarnawska-Wójtowicz (1921-2004) Non-professional painter. Wife of Stanislaw Wójtowicz. A sensitive colorist, she painted naive portraits and a whole series of intricate floral bouquets; she began exhibiting her works in 1968; her career faltered after the death of her husband in 1991, with whom she was very closely associated; her works are in private collections and museums (including the Ethnographic Museum in Cracow).