The Years When I Was a Boy Here' is a painting by Alfred Lenica, executed in oil on canvas measuring 130 x 97 cm, signed in the lower right corner: Lenica. The back has an inscription: A. LENICA Tomaszów Mazowiecki The Years When I Was a Boy Here. Lenica is one of the most important Polish avant-garde artists of the 20th century, known for his distinctive style of tachist and biological painting, using dripping technique and surreal decalcomania. The artist employed unconventional painting tools, such as fingers and rags, and his works combine abstraction with natural forms, creating dynamic, colorful compositions emphasizing chance and the creator's gesture.

Portrait of the Creator

  • Artist

    Alfred Lenica

  • Date of birth and death

    4 August 1899 – 16 April 1977

  • Natinality

    Polish

  • Style

    Abstract, surrealism, tachisme, informel, dripping

  • Significant works

    Large-format oil paintings, murals such as ‘Three Elements’ for the UN, Chile series

Information about the work

  • Execution technique:

    oil, canvas

  • Theme:

    abstract painting, informel, tachism, biological painting, surrealism

Internal Narrative and Creative Framework

  • Inner Narrative

    The work reflects Lenica's artistic explorations with dripping technique and surrealism, combining chance with controlled gesture, as well as inspirations from organic forms.

The key to interpreting the work

When interpreting the painting, it is worth considering the context of the Polish avant-garde, the techniques used by the author, and his references to music and biology in art.

Auction information

  • Estimated price:

    170 000 - 220 000 zł

  • Auction price:

    160 000 zł

See other works by this artist

Activation of Greenery, 1960-68

  • Artist: Alfred Lenica
  • Year: 1960-68
Explore

Illusion of Myth, 1964

  • Artist: Alfred Lenica
  • Year: 1964
Explore

Conquering by Force, 1966

  • Artist: Alfred Lenica
  • Year: 1966
Explore

Untitled

  • Artist: Alfred Lenica
  • Year:
Explore

Unconsciousness 10, 1966

  • Artist: Alfred Lenica
  • Year: 1966
Explore

Pasjans, 1976

  • Artist: Alfred Lenica
  • Year: 1976
Explore

Complex Action, 1966

  • Artist: Alfred Lenica
  • Year: 1966
Explore

Untitled, 1957

  • Artist: Alfred Lenica
  • Year: 1957
Explore

Intrusive Caprice, 1958-67

  • Artist: Alfred Lenica
  • Year: 1958-67
Explore

    Newsletter

    Join our newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news.

    This site is registered on wpml.org as a development site. Switch to a production site key to remove this banner.