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Henryk STAŻEWSKI
Born in 1894 in Warsaw, died in 1988.
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Composition N°35 - 1977
63.8 x 63.8 x 3.3 cm
Stażewski was the pioneer of the classical Avant-garde of the 20s and 30s; representative of the Constructivist movement;
co-creator of the Geometric Abstract art movement of the 60s, 70s, and 80s; creator of reliefs, designer of interiors, stage
scenery, and posters.
Education
1913-1919: Studies under Professor Stanisław Lentz at Warsaw’s Szkoła Sztuk Pięknych (School of Fine Arts)
Career
1917: Joins the first-ever Polish avant-garde group created, which was initially referred to as the Polish Expressionists
and renamed itself the Formists in 1919
1920: Debut, showing his works with the Formists at the Towarzystwo Zachęty Sztuk Pięknych (Society for the
Encouragement of the Fine Arts) in Warsaw
1923: Participation in the Exhibition of New Art in Vilnius and the International Exhibition of New Art in Łódź
1924-1926: Founding member of the Grupa Kubistów, Konstruktywistów i Suprematystów «Blok» (Block Group of Cubists,
Constructivists, and Suprematists)
Beginning in 1924: Traveled frequently to Paris, where he developed close relationships with Piet Mondrian and Michel
Seuphor
1926: Participation in the international Exhibition of Theatrical Art in Paris
1927: Participation in the Machine Age Exposition in New York
1929: Member of the Paris-based international groups Cercle et Carré
1931: Member of the group Abstraction-Création
1937: Participation in the Konstruktivisten Exhibition in Basel
1965: Joined with Wiesław Borowski, Anka Ptaszkowska, and Mariusz Tchorek in creating the Galeria Foksal (Foksal
Gallery)
The artist presented his works at numerous exhibitions of Polish contemporary art abroad, including shows in Paris (Musée
d’Art Moderne, 1977, 1982; Centre Georges Pompidou, 1983), Stockholm, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Geneva (1959), Venice
(1959, 1966, 1986), New York (Museum of Modern Art, 1976), Oslo (1961), Essen (1962, 1973), Stuttgart (1962), Chicago (1964,
1966, 1967, 1972), Bochum (1964), Tel-Aviv (1965), Tokyo (1966), London (Royal Academy, 1970; 1984), Strasburg (1970),
Düsseldorf (1974, 1981, 1982), Milan (1974, 1986), Zurich (1974, 1975), Hamburg (1975), Madrid, Berlin, and Cologne (1977),
Rome (1979), and Los Angeles (1981).
1966: Received an honorable mention at the 33rd Biennale of Art in Venice.
Source: Irena Kossowska, Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Science.