Description
Oil, canvas; 60 x 121 cm
Signed l.d.: B Wilim; on the reverse: Bronisława Wilimowska / "Construction of the "Mermaid" Bridge" / 1985.
Asking price 1500
Estimate 2000 - 2500
◙ droit de suite
Auction 212, 14.05.2022
Bronislawa WILIMOWSKA
1909 St. Petersburg - 2006 Warsaw
She studied at the Ecole de Beaux-Arts in Paris. In the 1920s she exhibited works (portrait studies) under the pseudonyms Bronna Stach and S. Bronna. Since 1930 she lived in Warsaw - she participated in both Warsaw and Paris exhibitions. She participated in the Warsaw Uprising ("Kryska" grouping). After the war, she worked in the Ministry of Culture and Art and in the Main Board of ZPAP (she was vice-president in 1968-69). Her work includes themes related to the war and the post-war reconstruction of the country, as well as landscapes from her numerous trips abroad. She actively participated in Polish artistic life, taking part in 170 exhibitions including: National Art Exhibition in Warsaw (1952-54), Festival of Polish Contemporary Painting, Painting in the 15th Anniversary of the Polish People's Republic. She was honored with numerous awards and national decorations.
