Jerzy LESKI

Tin patinated bronze, white marble (base), overall height 39.5 cm, figures 32.5 cm

On the plate the inscription: 1934 / AWARD / of the Board of Directors of the Association of Reservists / for the shooting and archery competition / for the championship of the city of Warsaw; on the back the maker's plate: Aleksander N_Świat 41

Asking price 2500

Estimate 3000 - 3500

Jerzy LESKI

1906 Skierniewice - 1969 Warsaw

Studied at the Municipal School of Decorative Arts (1925-1930) and at the Warsaw Academy (1930-1939) under E. Bartłomiejczyk. He was involved in painting, printmaking and applied graphics, sculpture, toy-making, interior design. In 1936-38 he was head of the Szczepanik Brothers Experimental Color Film Laboratory. He worked as a high school teacher (1937-39); he was a lecturer in advertising techniques, writing and technical drawing at the Polish School of Commerce. Lecturer at the Graphic and Book Conservation Studio (1957-61) and head of the Art and Research Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Founding member of the Artists' Cooperative in Szczecin. Cooperated with the Design Office in Szczecin.