Boguslaw KĘDZIERSKI (1949-2019), "Christ Crucified," 2006

linden wood, stained, dimensions: 81 x 42 x 12 cm,
Signed with monogram: B. K. 2006
Sculpture purchased directly from the artist.

Sculptor, graduate of the Antoni Kenar State High School of Fine Arts in Zakopane, where he studied under Antoni Rząsa, an outstanding artist and educator with whom he was a long-time friend. He owes Rząsa his artistic debut, connected with his cooperation in the realization of the sculpture of Maximilian Kolbe for the Church of the Ark of the Lord in Nowa Huta in 1973, a year after graduating from the art high school. The artist has repeatedly performed commissions for churches, his sculptures can be found in churches in his hometown of Dynów, Nowa Sarzyna, Częstochowa, among others. In addition to sacred sculpture, he was involved in monumental sculpture, and is the author of monuments to the Fallen in Krzywcza, Peasant Struggles in Dydnia and in Harta. He created in wood, stone, concrete and metal. The artist's works are in the collections of museums in Rzeszow, Jaslo, Brzozow, and in numerous private collections. He has had many exhibitions, including at the National Museum of the Przemysl Region (2021/2022), and a film was made about the artist in the series "Passion Counts" produced by Rzeszow Television.