Twilight' from 1968 by Jerzy Tchórzewski is an oil painting on canvas measuring 80 x 99 cm, signed on the reverse: JTchórzewski 68 "TWILIGHT". The work expresses the artist's fascination with light, shadow, and expressive form, approaching surrealism and surrealist styles, characterized by dynamic texture and intense color play. The painting is from a private collection in Warsaw and was exhibited at Zachęta in 1969. Tchórzewski rejected socialist realism and colorism in his work, creating visions of cosmic phenomena and mythological figures, using light and shadow to give his works an original, expressive language.

Portrait of the Creator

  • Artist

    Jerzy Tchórzewski

  • Date of birth and death

    24 April 1928 – 25 December 1999

  • Natinality

    Polish

  • Style

    Surrealist influenced figurative painting; expressive abstract painting

  • Significant works

    Participation in the first Modern Art Exhibition in Krakow, expressive abstract paintings, poetry collections, memoirs

Information about the work

  • Year:

    1968

  • Execution technique:

    oil on canvas

  • Theme:

    surrealism, abstraction, light and shadow, expressionism, cosmic and mythological visions

Internal Narrative and Creative Framework

  • Inner Narrative

    The painting shows dynamic connections between light and shadow, exploring the themes of passing and transformation with expressive touches reminiscent of cosmic phenomena and titanic figures.

The key to interpreting the work

Interpretation of the work should be based on analysis of the clear play of light and shadow, symbolism of cosmic cataclysms, and surrealist stylistics with the expressive painterly texture characteristic of the artist.

Auction information

  • Estimated price:

    90 000 - 120 000 zł

  • Auction price:

    150 000 zł

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