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Intrusive Caprice, 1958-67
The painting 'Intrusive Caprice' by Alfred Lenica was created between 1958 and 1967. Executed in oil on canvas measuring 100 x 80 cm, signed in the lower right corner: Lenica. On the back there are inscriptions: A.LENICA / WARSAW / PARIS / 'INTRUSIVE CAPRICE' and on the side: A. LENICA / WARSAW / 1958-1967. Lenica's work is characterized by the combination of dripping technique with surrealist abstraction, creating virtuosic, dynamic compositions of colorful spots that often refer to natural forms and are described as biological painting. The artist began with figurative art inspired by cubism and surrealism, and as a pioneer of Polish informel contributed to the development of this art movement.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Alfred Lenica
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Date of birth and death
4 August 1899 – 16 April 1977
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Natinality
Polish
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Style
Abstract, surrealism, tachisme, informel, dripping
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Significant works
Large-format oil paintings, murals such as ‘Three Elements’ for the UN, Chile series
Information about the work
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Year:
1958-67
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Execution technique:
oil on canvas
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Theme:
abstract painting, informel, surrealism, biological painting, dripping, organic form
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting represents artistic explorations of combining abstract forms with suggestions of natural structures and vitality, characteristic of informel and Lenica's biological painting.
The key to interpreting the work
Interpreting the artwork requires consideration of the context of the Polish informel emergence and the artist's individual technique, dominated by swirling colorful spots referencing organic forms.Auction information
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Estimated price:
180 000 - 200 000 zł
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Auction price:
150 000 zł
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