Dimensions: 94 x 115 cm
signed and dated p.d.: 'JACKIEWICZ 68'
signed and described on the reverse: 'W.JACKIEWICZ | [address details]'
described on the stretcher: '115 x 94'
Origin:
private collection, Poland
Biography
Studied at the Faculty of Painting at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Sopot. He received his diploma in 1952, in the studio of Professor Artur Nacht-Samborski. From 1951-84, he worked at his alma mater, the State Higher School of Visual Arts in Gdansk (now: Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk). From 1965 to 1968 he was dean of the Faculty of Painting, and from 1968-69 he was pro-rector of the academy. In 1969-81 he served as its rector of the Academy of Fine Arts. Co-founder of the Gdansk Group. Creator of numerous nudes, landscapes, still lifes and abstract geometric compositions; his work is characterized by varied textures, rich and sophisticated colors.
