mixed media (charcoal, chalk/dry pastel on colored paper, 27.5x21.4, signed lower right: WZin)
A classic, exceptionally atmospheric work by an outstanding Kraków architect and professor, created using the artist’s characteristic mixed media technique.
The work depicts a motif of Polish wooden architecture characteristic of Wiktor Zin’s oeuvre—a rural, thatched-roof cottage surrounded by greenery. The artist masterfully employs contrast. The use of dark charcoal lends the composition structure and expressiveness, while white chalk (or pastel) perfectly illuminates the drawing, giving it a three-dimensional quality and the unique, nostalgic atmosphere of the old Polish countryside. Professor Zin’s works on this theme continue to enjoy consistently high demand among collectors in the antique market.
Prof. Wiktor Zin, Ph.D., Eng., Arch. —an outstanding Polish architect, professor at the Kraków University of Technology, and General Conservator of Historic Monuments (1977–1981). He is known to the general public as a brilliant draftsman and host of the TVP program “Piórkiem i węglem” (“With Pen and Charcoal”), in which he used charcoal and chalk live on air to introduce viewers to the beauty of architecture and art history. His drawings combine precision in architectural detail with great artistic sensitivity
