Maria Michałowska, Traces a,b,c,d fig. 2, drawing, relief on cardboard, 86x51 cm, 1972
This is a work from Maria Michalowska's iconic series of drawings whose motifs are profiles and hands. Both faces and hands represent the essence of each person's identity. In this series, the artist, by multiplying and formalizing their shape, depersonalizes these most characteristic identity shapes of man, making them a "general human value." The drawing comes from a series in which the artist incorporates a third dimension into the composition in the form of a relief made from successive layers of cardboard. There are very few drawings from this series left on the primary art market. The work has undeniable collector and investment value. Lower margin - lower left corner title, signature - lower right corner. Very good condition, unframed. The gallery can realize the binding of the drawing at the request and expense of the buyer.
Information about the drawing in the monograph Maria Michalowska, E. Kosciellak, 2014, published by Koscielak Gallery.
Maria Michalowska (1925-2018) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (now the Academy of Fine Arts) in Wroclaw from 1951 to 1957 in the studio of Professor E. Geppert. From 1959 to 1995 she taught painting and drawing at the Faculty of Architecture at the Wrocław University of Technology, with a professorial title since 1991. She was in the founding group of the Wroclaw School (later Wroclaw Group) established by Prof. E. Geppert in 1961. She was involved in drawing, painting, photography, action art and conceptual art. She created spatial objects and installations. Her works belong to the following trends: geometric abstraction, minimal-art and conceptualism. The artist's works are in museum and private collections, at home and abroad.
