Jozef Kluska-Stawowy (1902-1975), Fantastic Podhale I, 1930

Woodcut; dimensions: 70 x 118 mm (board: 165 x 240 mm). The work refers to the architecture of the Podhale region, transformed in the spirit of Polish art deco. Lit.: M. Grońska, Nowoczesny drzeworyt polski, Wrocław 1971; M. Grońska, Graphics in a book .... Wrocław 1994. Highly rare on the antiquarian market.

Józef Kluska-Stawowy (1902-1975) painter, printmaker and educator. A student of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. His extensive graphic output includes about 13 volumes of woodcuts. The subjects of the works are architectural motifs and landscapes from Podhale. The atmospheric compositions with geometric and rhythmic surfaces are emphasized by planes of white and gray, developed with a multi-row engraving in stencil blocks.