Dimensions: 44 x 69 cm
signed, inscribed, and dated in the lower right: 'TRZEBIATÓW | 79 E. DWURNIK'
signed, dated, and inscribed on a label on the reverse: 'EDWARD DWURNIK July 1979 | SERIES IX Hitchhiking Trips | TITLE "Trzebiatów" NO.: 150 | DIMENSIONS 44x69 | MEDIUM oil on panel | COLOR NO. 613'
Bibliography
Dwurnik. List of Paintings, ed. P. Dwurnik, Zachęta National Art Gallery, Warsaw 2001, published as a supplement to the exhibition catalog “Edward Dwurnik. Painting. An Attempt at a Retrospective” (Sept. 8–Oct. 7, 2001), Series IX. “Hitchhiking Trips,” item 150, unnumbered.
Biography
He studied at the Department of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, earning his diploma in Prof. Eugeniusz Eibisch’s studio in 1970. In 1966, he created his most extensive series, “Hitchhiking Journeys.” In the 1980s, Dwurnik’s painting became expressive and dramatic. In the 1990s, he created sequels to “Hitchhiking Journeys,” namely “Blue Cities,” “Diagonals,” “Blue,” and “Counting Rhyme.” In 1981, he received the Cyprian Kamil Norwid Award; in 1983, the Solidarity Cultural Award; and the Coutts and Co. International Private Banking Award in Zurich. He participated in Documenta 7 in Kassel in 1982, the Nouvelle Biennale de Paris in 1985, and the 19th São Paulo Art Biennial in 1987.
