Watercolor on paper, unframed 36.5 x 46.5 cm, framed 56.3 x 68 cm, signed l.d. 'J. Tarasin 96', back 'Jan Tarasin 1996 | Situation'.
About the Author: Jan Tarasin was born in 1926 in Kalisz and died in 2009. In 1945-51 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in the studios of: Zbigniew Pronaszko and Wacław Taranczewski, Andrzej Jurkiewicz and Konrad Srzednicki. He made his debut in 1948 at the 1st Exhibition of Modern Art in Cracow. Since 1962, he was a member of the Cracow Group. He was a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, in 1974 he took over the Independent Painting Studio. From 1987 to 1990 he served as rector. In 1976 he was awarded the Cyprian Kamil Norwid Critics' Prize. In 1984 he was awarded the Jan Cybis Prize. Jan Tarasin's works are in the collections of major museums around the world. He has participated in many group and individual exhibitions including: Galerie Lambert (Paris, 1962); Konstsalongen Kavaletten (Uppsala, 1965); Zapiecek Gallery of Contemporary Art (Warsaw, 1975); International Istanbul Contemporary Art Exhibition (Istanbul, 1987); Positionen Polen, Künstlerhaus Bethanien (Berlin, 1991); "W czym rzecz" (Bardzo Biała Gallery, Warsaw, 2013); "Metamalarstwo. Unknown spatial works of Jan Tarasin" (Gallery XX1, Warsaw, 2017).
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