Oil, canvas; 81.5 x 100.5 cm
Signed p.d.: M. Oberländer 1969-74 Nice
Asking price 6250
Estimate 8000 - 10000
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Marek OBERLÄNDER
1922 Szczerzec -1978
From 1946-48 he studied at the High School of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Then in 1948-53 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In 1955 he was co-organizer of the National Exhibition of Young Visual Arts, which under the name "Arsenal" entered the legend of Polish contemporary art. One of the symbols of the "Arsenal" attitude and style became Oberländer's painting Stigmatized. In 1956-61 he managed the gallery, which operated under the auspices of cultural and social weeklies, successively: "Po Prostu", "Nowa Kultura" and "Współczesność". In 1963, he left for France. His contacts with Poland loosened. He exhibited works abroad several times (Stockholm 1963, 1965; Paris 1964; St-Paul de Vence 1965; Berlin 1967; Amsterdam 1970; Antibes 1973). After suffering a serious illness, he changed the nature of his work. The scales and expression are most varied - sometimes violent, sometimes lyrical and, as always, reflecting momentary states of consciousness and mood. He perseveres, although through different paths, striving for harmony with nature.
