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Peinture, 1961
The painting 'Peinture' from 1961 is an oil on canvas work measuring 130 x 140 cm. It was created during the period when Tadeusz Kantor was experimenting with gesture painting and Informel, inspired by the works of artists like Wols, Foutrier, Mathieu, and Pollock. This period reflected the artist's need to liberate painting from academic canons and to express emotional states and the subconscious. The painting reflects biological matter, gesture, and dynamics, where the paint escapes the painter's control, creating an effect of randomness and organic vitality.
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:
oil on canvas
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Theme:
Informel painting, gesture, matter, emotions, expression, abstraction
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work symbolizes biological matter and the expression of emotions through free gestural painting, serving as an intimate self-portrait of the artist and a manifesto of his artistic exploration.
The key to interpreting the work
When analyzing the work, one should consider the importance of gesture and painting matter as carriers of authentic emotional states and the role of chance in the final form of the painting.Auction information
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Estimated price:
700 000 - 800 000 zł
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Auction price:
780 000 zł
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