Felix Topolski, LANDSCAPE FROM THE SOUTH OF FRANCE

Watercolor, paper, 34 x 46 cm,
signed l.d.: Feliks Topolski Ardeche Balazuc 77.

Feliks TOPOLSKI (1907-1989)
Born 1907 in Warsaw, died 1989 in London. Studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts under the direction of T. Pruszkowski. Member of the Freemasonry Lodge, gathering students of T. Pruszkowski. A regular at Warsaw salons and art cafes, he illustrated "Skamander" and "Wiadomości Literackie." Since 1935 permanently in London. For nearly 20 years - until 1970 he published "Topolski's Chronicles". - a drawing record of the times in which he lived, the entire collection includes nearly 3,000 lithographs. The artist gained great popularity in England, the recognition translated into portrait commissions by political and art personalities. His paintings were purchased by major galleries and museums. From 1975. - until the end of his life, he worked on Memoirs of a Century, a huge artistic undertaking. The gigantic painting, measuring 200 meters long and 4 meters to 7 meters high, set up in the shape of a labyrinth in his London studio, was to depict the history of the 20th century. The artist gained worldwide fame, less known at home.