Dimensions: 75.5 x 55.5 cm (clear frame)
signed, dated and described in pencil at the bottom: 'SLOPE/SLOPE 3/50 A. Pietsch 1987'
Condition
framed
Biography
Graphic artist, mountaineer and alpinist. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (1951-58 diploma under Prof. Mieczyslaw Wejman). In 1986 he was awarded the title of full professor. He cooperated with several other universities in the country (including Poznań, Katowice, Lublin, Cieszyn), and was pro-rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in 1972-78. Until 1999, he had about 70 solo exhibitions, including about half abroad, and participated in more than 200 group exhibitions. Over time, he became one of the most respected Polish graphic artists, receiving international honors since 1966. He was involved in intaglio, among other things, and created prints in several series, such as "Actresses" (from 1964), "Travelers" and "Travels" (from 1966), "Grasses" (from 1984), as well as (especially earlier) mountain motifs. He also became a respected didactician (by 2000, eight of his students had become professors, and more than 170 students had completed their diplomas under his guidance). A participant on many competition juries.
