Igor Talvinsky (1907-1983), Ballerina
Oil on canvas, original binding, wooden frame with fabric and gilding
Dimensions: 46 × 55 cm (clear frame), 63 × 72 cm (with frame)
Signature: l.d. "Igor Talwinski" (handwritten)
Lyrical image of a seated ballerina, shown in a moment of relaxation after a performance or before a rehearsal. The artist captures the subtlety of the female body with a sense of form and light, emphasizing the grace of the figure and the fleeting nature of the moment. The painterly quality of the background and the soft, almost powdery light are typical of Talvinsky's style, close to French academism and 18th-century aesthetics. A work of high collector grade.
Igor Talwinski (1907 Warsaw - 1983 Paris) - figurative painter of Polish origin, associated with the French art scene of the second half of the 20th century. Trained as an electrical technician, he took part in the fighting during World War II and then in the Warsaw Uprising. After deportation and liberation by American troops, he ended up in France in 1945, where he settled permanently.
Fascinated by painting, he attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. He obtained French citizenship in 1955, and from 1959 devoted himself entirely to art. He was inspired by the tradition of French painting of the 18th century, focusing primarily on female beauty - his main subject became the voluptuous, elegant woman. He also painted flowers, still lifes and landscapes.
A member of the Société des Artistes Français, he exhibited regularly at Parisian Salons - including the Salon des Artistes Français, Salon d'Hiver and Salon des Écoles Françaises. In 1953, he received an honorary mention. Today, his works are in private collections and galleries around the world, especially in France, Poland and the USA.
