Dimensions: 80 x 54.5 cm
signed lower right: 'Jackiewicz'
signed, dated, and inscribed on the reverse: 'WŁADYSŁAW JACKIEWICZ | 1959 | "KATEDRA"' and an export sticker
signed on the painting stretcher: 'Jackiewicz'
Biography
He studied at the Faculty of Painting at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Sopot. He received his diploma in 1952 from the studio of Professor Artur Nacht-Samborski. From 1951 to 1984, he was a faculty member at his alma mater, the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (now the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk). From 1965 to 1968, he served as dean of the Department of Painting, and from 1968 to 1969, as vice rector of the academy. From 1969 to 1981, he served as rector of the State Higher School of Fine Arts. He was a co-founder of the Gdańsk Group. He created numerous nudes, landscapes, still lifes, and abstract geometric compositions; his work is characterized by varied textures and a rich, sophisticated color palette.
