Yarek Godfrey (1957-2014), Judith
Pastel on paper, 62 x 30 cm (paper).
Signed, title in lower left corner.
Purchased directly from the artist.
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Yarek Godfrey (also Godfrey.ow or Jaroslaw Godfrejow, real name Jaroslaw Pawel Nowicki) was a Polish artist with French, British and Austrian roots), born on April 8, 1957 in Olsztyn. In 1982, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow and studied stage design and costume design for the theater. In 1983 he moved to Paris, where he lived until his death in 2014.
Godfrey received numerous awards for his work (including the Gold Medal of the XXXVIII Salon of Young Artists, Grand Palais, Paris, 1987; Grand Prix of the XXVI International Salon of Art Côte d'Azur, Cannes, 1990). He presented his works at numerous group and solo exhibitions, primarily in the United States and France, but also in Belgium, Monaco and Italy. He died a tragicdeath on March 28, 2014.
