The painting 'Axial Figure' from 1958 is an oil on canvas measuring 120 x 75 cm, signed bottom right: LEBENSTEIN 58 and signed on the reverse: JAN LEBENSTEIN 1958. The work represents an original variant of figurative painting, enriched with a rich abstract language close to surrealism. Lebenstein's paintings are characterized by a poetic transposition of the human figure and expressive animal figures, in which one can see a fascination with relics of archaic cultures.

Portrait of the Creator

  • Artist

    Jan Lebenstein

  • Date of birth and death

    5 January 1930 – 28 May 1999

  • Natinality

    Polish

  • Style

    Figurative painting with surreal and abstract elements

  • Significant works

    Biblical cycles, stained glass, literary illustrations including ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell

Information about the work

  • Year:

    1958

  • Execution technique:

    oil on canvas

  • Location:

    private collection, Poland

  • Theme:

    figurative painting, surrealism, expression, archaic cultural motifs

Internal Narrative and Creative Framework

  • Inner Narrative

    The work presents a reflection on the human condition through archetypal forms with rich expression and symbolic depth.

The key to interpreting the work

When interpreting the painting, attention should be paid to the combination of figuration with abstract elements and the influences of archaic cultural traditions.

Auction information

  • Estimated price:

    140 000 - 180 000 zł

  • Auction price:

    145 000 zł

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Figure No. 188, 1963

  • Artist: Jan Lebenstein
  • Year: 1963
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Axial Figure (Eva), 1960

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  • Year: 1960
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Figura No. 185, 1963

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  • Year: 1963
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Stretched Figure, 1958

  • Artist: Jan Lebenstein
  • Year: 1958
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Charon, 1976

  • Artist: Jan Lebenstein
  • Year: 1976
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Points de vue, 1967

  • Artist: Jan Lebenstein
  • Year: 1967
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Challenger

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Poulpe I, 1979

  • Artist: Jan Lebenstein
  • Year: 1979
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Figure on Axis 117, 1961

  • Artist: Jan Lebenstein
  • Year: 1961
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