Pastel/paper, 100 x 70 cm, signed l.g.'Birth | eggs | eternity III | 1694 | initials'
About the Author: Franciszek Starowieyski was born in 1930 in Bratkówka, died in 2009 in Warsaw. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in the studio of Prof. Tadeusz Kantor and Prof. Wojciech Weiss and in Warsaw in the studio of Prof. Michał Bylina. He was a painter, draughtsman, graphic artist, creator of posters and theatrical and television stage designs. A connoisseur and collector of art, mainly 17th century art. He created over the years both in Warsaw and Paris. He is the author of nearly 300 posters and is considered one of the most prominent representatives of the "Polish poster school." He was awarded a scholarship from the Kosciuszko Foundation and taught at the Berliner Hochschule der Kunste (1980) and the European Academy of Art in Warsaw (since 1993). His works presented in numerous museums and galleries in Poland and abroad, including Belgium, USA, France, Netherlands, Austria, Canada and Switzerland. He won the Grand Prix at the Sao Paolo Biennale of Contemporary Art in 1973, the Grand Prix for a film poster at the Paris Festival in 1975, awards at the International Poster Biennale in Warsaw and the Chicago International Film Festival (1979 and 1982). He was the first Polish artist to have a solo exhibition at MoMA in New York (1986).
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