Bolesław STAWIŃSKI (1908-1983), "Flowering Tree".

Watercolor, paper, 22.5 x 24 cm,
Signed p.d.: B. Stawinski.
On the reverse of the cardboard protecting the subpainting, author's sticker with text in ink: Stawinski Boleslaw / Bytom ul. Józefczaka 8 / Title: Blossoming Tree / watercolor; two printed stickers with text in ink: Provincial Art Fair / Katowice 73 / B. Stawinski / "Flowering Tree" / watercolor 28 x 22 (!).
Work from the collection of the artist's family.

Painter, student of the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts in the studios of W. Jarocki, T, Axentowicz, F. Pautsch and W. Weiss. Co-founder of the 1st Cracow Group. He took part in the Group's Krakow and Lviv exhibitions, traveled with the Group on open-air trips to Krzemieniec, and collaborated with the Cricot theater of visual artists. He spent the years of occupation in Krzemieniec and settled in Bytom after the war. He became associated with the Katowice branch of the Academy of Fine Arts, where he obtained the title of associate professor. The subjects of his numerous works are still lifes, suburban landscapes, genre scenes in a cafe, portraits of friends. He has perfectly mastered the watercolor technique and has also painted oil compositions.