Pawel STELLER (1895-1974), Silesian miner, 1950

woodcut, 26.3 x 20.4 cm,
Signed on p.d.: P. Steller 1950; signed on p.d. l.d.: Woodcut - Silesian Miner.
Graphic reproduced in: "Paweł Steller. Life and Works (1895-1974)", Museum of the History of Katowice, Katowice, 2006, il. 108.

Graphic artist, painter, educator, associated with the Silesian artistic community. Studied in Lviv, Prague and graphic arts under W. Skoczylas at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. From graphic techniques he practiced woodcut, from painting techniques he practiced watercolor. His watercolor paintings, most often winter landscapes from the area of Cieszyn Silesia, the Beskids and the Tatra Mountains, are characterized by an excellent mastery of technique, a luminous color palette, and skillful use of white.