The Bochum Art Museum – the Collection of Polish Art

Zofia Artymowska (1923 Kraków - 2000 Warsaw)

Multiplied Space IX, 1981

Serigraphy, Collage, 60.8 x 49.7 cm (41.6 x 41.1 cm)

Zofia Artymowska, born 1923 in Kraków, died 2000 in Warsaw. She was married to the painter and graphic artist Roman Artymowski (1919-1993). Studies: 1945-50 Academy of Visual Arts, Kraków (under Eugeniusz Eibisch, diploma in painting). 1950/51 Assistant. Lived in Warsaw from 1951; in Łowicz from 1980. 1953-56 works on murals during the reconstruction of Warsaw. 1954 Golden Cross of Merit. 1960-68 Professor at the University of Baghdad. 1971-83 Lecturer at the University of Visual Arts, Breslau/Wrocław. Solo exhibitions since 1959 in Warsaw, Beirut, Baghdad, Łódź, Breslau, Stettin/Szczecin, New York. Works in museums in Baghdad, Bochum, Bogota, Breslau, Bydgoszcz, Dresden, Łódź, New York, Warsaw. More

Jerzy Bereś (1930 Nowy Sącz - 2012 Krakau)

Zwid Kamienny II, 1962

Wood, stone, H = 200 cm

Jerzy Bereś, born 1930 in Nowy Sącz, died 2012 in Kraków. He was married to the sculptor Maria Pinińska-Bereś (1931-1999). Studies: 1950-56 Academy of Visual Arts, Kraków (sculpture under Xawery Dunikowski, Diploma of Honour). 1963 1st prize in the sculpture competition, Kraków. 1966 member of the Kraków group (Grupa Krakowska II), newly formed after the Second World War. 1967 Sao Paulo Biennale. 1992 World Exhibtion in Seville, pavilion of contemporary art. Solo exhibitions since 1958 in Kraków, Bochum, Humlebæk, Sopot, Łódź, Lublin, Sandomierz, Warsaw. Works in innumerable Polish museums, also in Amsterdam, Bochum, Duisburg, Humlebæk, Oxford and Washington. More

Kiejstut Bereźnicki (*1935 Poznań, lives in Sopot)

Still Life mit Rattles, 1964

Oil on canvas, 130 x 134 cm

Kiejstut Bereźnicki, born1935 in Poznań, lives in Sopot. Studies: The College of Visual Arts in Danzig/Gdańsk (painting under Stanisław Teisseyre, 1958 Diploma). Since 1960 Assistant and lecturer, 1981-84 deputy rector, 1984 associate professor, 1994 full professor, 1965 Sao Paulo Biennale. 1969 Gold Cross of Merit. 1971, ’77, ’91 awards from the Ministry of Culture and Art. 1985 Order of Polonia Restituta. 1964 onwards, countless solo exhibitions in Poland, 1976 in Brussels, 1988/89 in Sofia, 1994/95 in Leipzig, Berlin, Darmstadt, Vienna. Works in Polish museums, in Bochum, Bordeaux, Moscow, Paris, Skopje and Sofia. More

Henryk Berlewi (1894 Warsaw - 1967 Paris)

Mechano-Faktur Construktion, 1924/1961

Screen print, 61 x 50 cm

Henryk Berlewi, born1894 in Warsaw, died 1967 in Paris. Studies: 1904-09 School of Fine Arts, Warsaw (painting under Edward Trojanowski et al.); 1909-10 the Academy of Arts in Antwerp (under Juliaan de Vriendt); 1911-12 École des Beaux-Arts, Paris (under Paul Maurou). 1921 gets to know El Lissitzky in Warsaw, and follows him to Berlin. 1922-23 in Berlin in the circle of the European avant-garde (Mies van der Rohe, László Maholy-Nagy, Raoul Hausmann, Theo van Doesburg). Member of the November group. 1924, in Warsaw, co-founder of the constructivist group “Blok” (along with Władysław Strzemiński, Henryk Stażewski et al.); Co-founder of the Reklame office “Reklama-Mechano”. 1927, meets Kasimir Malevich in Warsaw. 1928 moves to France. 1942, flees from Paris to Nice; 1943/44, member of the French resistance. 1945, return to Paris. 1962, several month’s stay in Berlin at the invitation of the Academy of Arts. Solo exhibitions from 1921 in Warsaw, Berlin, Nice, Paris, Bremen, Brussels, Łódź. Works in Berlin, Bochum, Hamburg, Jerusalem, Krefeld, Lwiw, Łódź, New York, Paris, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv and Warsaw. More

Marta Deskur (*1962 Kraków, lives there)

Memory/Losungen, 1997

Memory/Watchwords, 1997, Four-part photo work, each 123 x 200 cm, video 3 min. 12 secs.

Marta Deskur, born 1962 in Kraków, still lives there. Studies: 1980-82, Academy of Visual Arts, Kraków; 1983-88, École supérieure d'art, Aix-en-Provence (Diploma); 1986, School of Visual Arts, Bristol. 1983-88, works at the Theater Scena STU, Kraków. 1989-90, teaches drawing at Aix-en-Provence. 1992, Artist in Residence at the School of Design in Altos de Chavón. 2002/03, Philip Morris Scholar at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. Solo exhibitions since 1991 in Marseilles, Warsaw, Stettin/Szczecin, Breslau/Wrocław, Kraków, Lublin, Białystok, New York, Graz, Słupsk, Leipzig, Budapest, Danzig/Gdańsk and Düsseldorf. Works in Białystok, Bochum, Breslau, Budapest, Graz, Kraków, Kwangju, Łódź, Stettin and Warsaw. More

Stanisław Fijałkowski (*1922 Zdołbunów/Wolhynien, lives in Łódź).

17 I 74, 1974

Oil on canvas, 73 x 60 cm

Stanisław Fijałkowski, born1922 in Zdołbunów/Wolhynien, lives in Łódź. 1944/45 deported to Königsberg as a forced labourer. Studies: 1946-51 College of Visual Arts, Łódź (painting under Władysław Strzemiński, Stefan Wegner; Diploma in drawing under Ludwik Tyrowicz). 1947-93 Teaching activities, also as head of a painting and drawing studio, Pro Rector; 1971-78 co-founder and Dean of the Faculty of Drawing; 1983 Professor; 2002 Honorary doctorate. 1969, Sao Paulo Biennale. 1972, Venice Biennale. 1989-90, Guest professor at the Universities of Gießen and Marburg. 1990, Jan Cybis prize. 2002, ’13 Order of Polonia Restituta. Countless international awards. Member of the Belgian Academy of Sciences. Solo exhibitions since 1957 in Poland, Paris, Hamburg, Hannover, Berlin, Gießen, Marburg, Düsseldorf. Works in countless Polish and German museums, and also in London, New York, Prague and Vienna. More

Jerzy Grabowski (1933 Gutki - 2004 Warsaw)

Rozważania o symbolice cyfr, 1993

Linoleum blind print with rolled on colour application on paper, 62 x 91 cm

Jerzy Grabowski, born1933 in Gutki, died 2004 in Warsaw. Studies: 1953-62 Technical College in Breslau/Wrocław (architecture); 1956-62 Academy of Visual Arts, Warsaw (drawing, diploma under Józef Mroszczak). 1962-74, activities for a variety of publishers. From 1975, professional contacts with Richard Paul Lohse. From 1976, head of the lithography workshop at the drawing faculty of the College of Visual Arts, Łódź; 2001, full time Professor. From 1993, head of the graphic seminar at the European Academy of Arts, Warsaw. Countless Polish and international awards, medals and prizes in the area of drawing. Solo exhibitions since 1963 in Warsaw, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gdynia, Lund, Düsseldorf, Kraków, Zurich, Hagen, Hamburg, Sopot, Łódź, Chicago, Tokyo and Vichy. Works in Bochum, Bratislava, Bremen, Brussels, Helsinki, Lille, Ludwigshafen, Moscow, Vienna and in countless Polish museums. More

Władysław Hasior (1928 Nowy Sącz - 1999 Zakopane)

The Invasion of Troy, 1971

Wood, textile, figures, found pieces, electrical installation on chipboard with a gold frame, 90 x 129 x 25 cm

Władysław Hasior, born 1928 in Nowy Sącz, died 1999 in Zakopane. Studies: 1947-52, State School of Arts and Crafts in Zakopane (under Antoni Kenar); 1952-58, Academy of Visual Arts, Warsaw (sculpture, diploma under Marian Wnuk). 1957-66, teacher at the Zakopane School of Arts and Crafts. 1970-71, teacher at the College of Visual Arts, Breslau/Wrocław. 1970, Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (together with Józef Szajna). 1971, prize from the Polish Ministry of Culture for his life work. Solo exhibitions since 1961 in Poland, Stockholm, Humlebæk, Göteborg, London, Helsinki, Moscow, Brussels and Budapest. Works in countless Polish museums, in Ålborg, Bochum, Edinburgh, Helsinki and Oslo. More

Tadeusz Kantor (1915 Wielopole Skrzyńskie - 1990 Kraków)

Relic no. 2, 1968

Oil on canvas, Umbrella, 200 x 130 cm

Tadeusz Kantor, born 1915 in Wielopole Skrzyńskie, died 1990 in Kraków. Studies: 1934-39, Academy of Visual Arts, Kraków (painting, set design under Karol Frycz, Zbigniew Pronaszko). 1942-44, works with an experimental theatre group. From1945, activities as a set designer in different theatres in Kraków. 1945, co-founder of the Young Artists Group (Grupa Młodych Plastyków). 1947, first trip to Paris. 1948, founder of the Kraków Group (Grupa Krakowska II). 1948-49, 1967-69, lecturer at the College of Visual Arts, Kraków. 1955, co-founder of the Cricot 2 Theatre, ebed.; Henceforth countless theatre productions, and from the 1980s worldwide theatre tours. 1959, Documenta II, Kassel. 1967, Sao Paulo Biennale. 1977, Documenta 6, Kassel. 1978, Rembrandt prize, Basel. 1979, ’82, ’86 Obie Award, New York. 1981, prize awarded by the Minister of Culture. 1982, Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. 1990, Grand Cross of Merit from the Federal Republic of Germany. Solo exhibitions since 1956 in Warsaw, Stockholm, Paris, Düsseldorf, New York, Lausanne, Baden-Baden, Edinburgh, London, Berlin, Kraków, Tokyo, Nuremberg, Copenhagen, Florence, Prague and Zurich. Works in countless Polish museums, Bochum, Ghent, Künzelsau, Nuremberg, Paris and Stockholm. More

Tadeusz Kantor

Portrait of Mother, 1976

Installation (Photograph on canvas, wooden box, cloth bags with photo portraits)

95 x 105 cm; 26 x 159 x 90 cm

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