Dimensions: 65 x 80 cm
signed lower right: 'M. Korsak'
signed and inscribed on the reverse: 'Maria Korsak | Warsaw 00-095 | Just under 6 m 22'
Condition
numerous cracks and losses in the paint layer; a loss approximately 1.5 cm long in the central part; soiling of the paint layer
Biography
A leading figure in Polish amateur art. She was originally from the Vilnius region. In her youth, she helped her family on the farm and earned extra income by weaving. After the war, she repatriated to Poland, following her husband, who had settled in Warsaw. During a visit to the Tretyakov Gallery, she became enchanted by art and decided to take up painting herself. Initially, she created copies of paintings, and beginning in 1959, she studied at art workshops, including under the guidance of Barbara Jonscher. Her work quickly gained recognition, and in 1963 she exhibited in Miami. Artistically active until the end of her life, she is considered one of the most important Polish artists of naïve art.
