Henryk Gotlib, British/Polish 1890-Â 1966 - Breton landscape, c.1929/30; oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Gotlib', 65.5 x 50.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: with John Newell (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); Boundary Gallery...

Henryk Gotlib, British/Polish 1890-1966 - Breton landscape, c.1929/30; oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Gotlib', 65.5 x 50.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: with John Newell (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); Boundary Gallery, London Exhibited: Museum Narodowe, Warsaw, 'Henryk Gotlib', 7th January à17th February 1980, cat. no.9 (according to the label on the reverse of the frame) Note: This early work by the artist was made while the artist was living in Paris. Gotlib was a key member of the Formist movement in Poland, which rejected the seemingly restrictive standards of Realism, still very much dominant in early twentieth-century Polish art, in favour of an expressionism which was heavily influenced by figures such as Egon Schiele and Max Beckmann. The looser, more fluid application of paint which defined GotlibÕs best works are strikingly evident in this piece. Works by Gotlib are in a number of prominent collections, including those of the National Portrait Gallery, the Tate Gallery, and the Courtauld Gallery in London, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, among others.
The work is held in a wooden frame, with some chips and wear to the edges. The canvas appears to be held on the original stretcher. Slight undulation to the canvas. Fine and settled craquelure in some areas. Pin holes along the top and bottom edge with small amount of associated paint loss. Overall appears to be in good condition.