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INFORMEL, 1961
The painting 'INFORMEL' from 1961 is a mixed media on hardboard measuring 49 x 64 cm, signed at the bottom right: Kantor / XI 1961. The work originates from the artist's experimental period with gesture painting and informel, expressing liberation from figurativeness and socialist realism. Kantor regarded this style as an expression of inner experiences and intuition, where gesture and material are key, allowing for randomness and authentic expression. The painting's structure presents vitality, chance, and biological matter.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Tadeusz Kantor
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Date of birth and death
6 April 1915 – 8 December 1990
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Natinality
Polish
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Style
Avant-garde theatre, assemblage art, happenings, experimental theatre
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Significant works
Dead Class, Wielopole, Wielopole, Cricot 2 theatre productions
Information about the work
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Year:
1961
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Execution technique:
mixed media on hardboard
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Location:
private collection, Warsaw
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Theme:
gesture painting, informel, emotional expression, abstraction, chance
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work manifests organic matter, spontaneity, and an intimate self-portrait of the artist captured through gesture and chance in the creative process.
The key to interpreting the work
Interpretation should consider the significance of gesture and painting material as carriers of emotion and individuality, as well as the experiment with chance as an important element of Kantor's work in this period.Auction information
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Estimated price:
140 000 - 180 000 zł
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Auction price:
120 000 zł
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