Jerzy Panek (1918-2001), PKWN Manifesto, 1953

Woodcut, paper 31 x 38 cm in light passe - partout size 42 x 49 cm; signed and dated in pencil p.d. "Panek 1953" and inscribed "PKWN Manifesto".Jerzy Panek - Graphic artist and painter. He studied in Cracow in 1937-42 at the National Institute of Fine Arts and in 1945-48 at the Academy of Fine Arts. The artist combined works into cycles, such as Self-Portraits, Fair Portraits, Józef Gielniak's Portrait Attempts. The largest series were woodcuts inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy. In his paintings he operated with compact, clumsy, deformed solids, e.g. Horse, 1967. He received, among others, the independent Jan Cybis Award (1988), the title of Honorary Professor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (1993), the Award of the City of Cracow (1998). In 2006, the artist held a solo exhibition at the National Museum in Cracow.The work is reproduced and described in the monumental catalog of all Jerzy Panek's works: Lit: Dieter Burkamp, Jerzy Panek. Werkverzeichnis der graphischen Arbeiten 1939-1993.Mit Texten von M. Rostworowski,W. Schmidt, G. Burkamp, Kerber Verlag, 1995. p. 75, il. 64.Bindings shown in the visuals are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute a commercial offer.