Dimensions: 59 x 47 cm (in light of passe-partout)
signed and dated p.d.: 'Lebenstein 66'
signed and dated p.d.: 'Lebenstein 66'; on the reverse a sticker from the Central Bureau of Artistic Exhibitions "Zachęta", a sticker with a description of the work and a stamp "Fibak Collection, Monte Carlo
Exhibited
Jan Lebenstein. Warsaw - Paris. Works from 1956-1972, Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, June 25 - August 28, 2010.
Polish Paris. École de Paris. Collection of Wojciech Fibak, National Museum, Szczecin, December 1999 - March 2000.
Polish Paris. From Michałowski to Lebenstein. Polish paintings from the collection of Wojciech Fibak, Gallery of Contemporary Art in Olsztyn, 1999.
Polish Paris. From Michałowski to Lebenstein. Polish Painting from the Collection of Wojciech Fibak, Museum of the History of the City of Lodz, 1999
Literature
Jan Lebenstein. Warsaw - Paris. Works from 1956-1972, exhibition catalog, Zachęta National Gallery of Art, ed. Piotr Kłoczowski, Agnieszka Szewczyk, Warsaw 2010, p. 138 (ill.).
Polish Paris. École de Paris. Collection of Wojciech Fibak, exhibition catalog, National Museum, Szczecin 1999, p. 275 (ill.)
Polish Paris. From Michałowski to Lebenstein. Polish Paintings from the Collection of Wojciech Fibak, exhibition catalog, Gallery of Contemporary Art in Olsztyn, Olsztyn 1999, p. 137 (ill.)
Polish Paris. From Michałowski to Lebenstein. Polish Painting from the Collection of Wojciech Fibak, exhibition catalog, Museum of History of the City of Lodz, Lodz 1999, p. 137 (ill.)
Biography
Painter and graphic artist. Studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in the studio of Artur Nacht-Samborski. He made his debut at the exhibition "Against War, Against Fascism" at the Warsaw Arsenal in 1955. In 1959 he received the Grand Prix at the First International Biennale of the Young in Paris for his series of paintings Axial Figures. Since then he lived permanently in Paris. In the following years, he drew themes from ancient literature, mythology and the Bible. He created a series devoted to depictions of prehistoric animals. He was associated with the milieu of the Parisian "Kultura" and, among other things, illustrated Gustaw Herling-Grudziński's short stories published there. In 1976 he received the A. Jurzykowski Foundation Award from New York, and in 1987 he received the independent Jan Cybis Award. His works are in the collections of the National Museums in Warsaw, Krakow and Poznan, as well as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Nationale d'Art Moderne in Paris.
