ZDZISLAW BEKSINSKI Polish 1929-2005 Pen & Ink
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Pen and ink on paper. Signed and attr Zdzislaw Beksinski (Polish, 1929-2005). 7.5 x 9.4 in. (19 x 24 cm). Zdzislaw Beksinski was a Polish artist best known for his surreal dystopian imagery. His paintings, photographs, and prints depicted macabre otherworldly spaces and figures. "I wish to paint in such a manner as if I were photographing dreams," he once reflected. Born on February 24, 1929 in Sanok, Poland, Beksinski had no formal art training, but instead studied architecture at the Kraków University of Technology. He found work in his hometown as a vehicle designer after graduating, indulging his interest in photography during his free time. Throughout his career, Beksinski was interested in fantasy, sadomasochism, and erotica, as evidenced in his famous image Sadist’s Corset (1957), a photograph of a woman’s bare backside tightly and irregularly bound with black string. Beksinski died tragically when he was murdered by an acquaintance on February 21, 2005 in Warsaw, Poland at the age of 75. Today, many of his works can be seen in the collection of the Czestochowa City Gallery in Poland. PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate
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By [Artist Name] : In our opinion, the work is by the artist.
Attributed to [Artist Name] : In our opinion, the work may be ascribed to the artist on the basis of style, but there may be some question as to actual authorship.
In the manner of [Artist Name] : In our opinion, the work was executed by an unknown hand, but was designed deliberately to emulate the style of the artist.
After [Artist Name] : In our opinion, the work was executed by an unknown hand, but is a deliberate copy of a known work by the artist.
Circle of [Artist Name] : In our opinion, a work of the period of the artist showing his influence, closely associated with the artist but not necessarily his pupil.
Follower of [Artist Name]: In our opinion, a work by a pupil or a follower of the artist (not necessarily a pupil).
American, 19th century : In our opinion, this work was executed by an unknown hand, and can only be identified by origin (i.e., region, period).
Bears signature : In our opinion, the signature on the artwork may be spurious.
Apocryphal : Of doubtful authenticity.
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ZDZISLAW BEKSINSKI Polish 1929-2005 Pen & Ink
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