Anna Szpakowska-Kujawska (1931),Transformation, acrylic on paper ( 54x38 cm ) - the work belongs to the artist's early works from the 1960s and was created in Vence, France in 1965. Witold Gombrowicz lived in Vence for the last years of his life with his wife Rita Labrosse - Gombrowicz. While visiting the town, the artist also met the writer. The form of the work - painting on paper was like a painterly note of impressions of nature and colors in this coastal and mountainous province of Provence. The representation has the characteristics of an impression,especially on the plane of the delicate background in shades of gray, but the colors of the pumpkins and the broad painting gestures characteristic of large-format painting on canvas give the impression of expression. The intense colors of autumn and the gray background give this painting a decorative quality and draw the viewer's attention despite its small size. Lower right corner signature, title and date of creation of the sketch. The work has collector and investment value. Very good condition, unframed. The gallery can realize the framing of the painting at the order and expense of the buyer.
Anna Szpakowska-Kujawska (1931) received her diploma from the Wroclaw State Higher School of Fine Arts (now the Academy of Fine Arts) in 1956. Since 1961, she was a member of the Wroclaw School (later Wroclaw Group), bringing together the most outstanding young artists in Wroclaw, most of them students from Prof. E. Geppert's studio. In 1968, the artist presented works from her "Atoms" series at the legendary "Under the Mona Lisa" gallery in Wroclaw, run by Jerzy Ludwinski. She was a participant in the Wrocław '70 Art Symposium, as an artist and co-organizer in Marian Bogusz's team. From 1977 to 1984 she lived in Nigeria, where she taught painting and drawing at the Kwara College of Education in Illorin. Her stay in Africa, as well as numerous other trips, had a great impact on the artist's work, resulting in successive series of works. Versatile in her use of materials and forms of work, she expresses herself in drawing, painting, reliefs, sculptures, objects and spatial installations, using natural materials (calabashes, plant fragments), ceramic techniques and her own techniques. Her painting and other forms fall into several currents of contemporary art from expressionism and magic realism to painterly conceptual forms. It is noteworthy that the expressionism and surrealism in the artist's works stem from the intellectual subjugation of emotions and awareness of the creative process. The artist's works can be found in museum collections including the National Museum in Wroclaw, the Art Museum in Lodz, as well as in private collections at home and abroad.
