color woodcut/paper
Dimensions: 30 x 25 cm
Signed and dated in pencil on the lower right: 'Janina Konarska 1931' and numbered in pencil on the lower left: 'a4'
The color woodcut "Skiers" was awarded a silver medal at the Olympic art competition in Los Angeles in 1932.
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Origin
private collection, United Kingdom
Bibliography
See also:
Krystyna Czarnocka, A Century and a Half of Polish Printmaking, Warsaw 1962, p. 300 (ill.)
Maria Grońska, Modern Polish Woodcut, Wrocław 1971, p. 188 (ill.)
Mieczysław Treter, *Polish Art: Graphic Art and Textiles*, Warsaw 1936, (ill.)
Art Everywhere. The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw 1904–1944, exhibition catalog, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Warsaw 2012, cat. no. 582, p. 423
Biography
She initially attended Kazimiera Kochanowska’s girls’ school in Warsaw. She then continued her education at the State Pedagogical Courses for Art Teachers. Later, she studied painting, printmaking, and sculpture at the School of Fine Arts. She was Władysław Skoczylas’s favorite student in his printmaking class. Janina Konarska exhibited her work frequently and enjoyed numerous successes. She was a laureate at the International Art Exhibition and in international graphic arts competitions. Her woodcuts were in high demand, particularly her depictions of saints and works featuring animals. She was awarded a silver medal at the Olympic Art and Literature Competition in Los Angeles in 1932.
