Tadeusz Gronowski, Construction (Steam), 1980

tempera, pencil, paper, 95 x 70.5 cm on the reverse: CAT. 33 / CAT 34 sticker: Tedeusz Gronowski exhibition 12.07 - 29.07.2011
provenance: private collection, Warsaw

exhibited: Tadeusz Gronowski, Desa Unicum, July-August 2011 Tadeusz Gronowski (1894-1990) Studied at the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology. He was a member of the Rhythm Artists Association and co-founder of the Circle of Advertising Graphic Artists (1933). He was involved in illustration, advertising graphics and posters. He designed exhibition pavilions, interior architecture and set designs. Among his major awards are: Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris in 1925, 1st prize in the LOT sign competition in 1929, 1st prize at the exhibition of applied graphics in 1931, 1st prize and silver medal for posters at the International Exhibition of Art and Technology in Paris, 2nd prize at the 1st National Poster Exhibition in Warsaw in 1953.