Dimensions: 81 x 60 cm
Signed and labeled on the inside of the stretcher: 'FIJAŁKOWSKI - AUTOSTRADA XIX'
A partially legible label describing the work is on the stretcher
Provenance
private collection, Łódź
Exhibited
“Leszek Rózga, Stanisław Fijałkowski. Two Artists from Łódź,” Galerie Elisabeth Henning, Hamburg, November 1974–January 1975
“Aktuele Kunst uit Polen,” Galerie de Zonnewijzer, Eindhoven, July 16–September 14, 1975
“Aktuele Kunst uit Polen,” Gemeentelijke van Reekum Galerij, Apeldoorn, September 20–October 5, 1975
“Contemporary Art from Poland,” Cultureel Centrum de Beyerd, Breda, October 25–November 24, 1975
“Contemporary Art from Poland,” Bruggebouw Centrum de Weyert, Emmen, November 20–December 29, 1975
“Contemporary Art from Poland,” Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede, Jan. 3–Feb. 1, 1976
Stanisław Fijałkowski. Oil Paintings, Prints, Galerie Karstadt, Cologne, September 12–October 1, 1977
Bibliography
Aktuele Kunst uit Polen, exhibition catalog, Galerie van Reekum Galerij, Apeldoorn 1975, cat. no. 32, unnumbered
Biography
He studied at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Łódź from 1946 to 1951. In the early period of his career, he drew on the traditions of Impressionism; in the late 1950s, he became fascinated by Informel. The transformations taking place in his painting focus primarily on a gradual departure from direct, overly literal forms. He created works that employ “object-based” allusions and refer, for example, to Christian iconography; series of abstract compositions (e.g., “Gorges,” “Variations on the Number Four,” “Talmudic Studies”), or those drawing on the artist’s own experiences (“Highways”). The artist represented Poland at the São Paulo Biennial (1969) and the Venice Biennale (1972). In 1977, he was awarded the Cyprian Kamil Norwid Art Critics’ Prize, and in 1990, he was honored with the prestigious Jan Cybis Prize
