Jerzy PANEK (1918-2001), Self-portrait, 1955

Woodcut, paper, 19 x 18cm, signed in pencil p.d.: Panek Jerzy, date 1955 at top, "proof print" at bottom.

Jerzy PANEK (1918-2001). In 1937 he began his studies at the Institute of Fine Arts in Cracow at the Faculty of Graphic Arts under the direction of Andrzej Jurkiewicz and Władysław Jarocki. During the occupation, he continued his studies at the Kunstgewerbeschule, until 1942. From 1945-48, he studied at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow under Eugeniusz Eibisch and Zbigniew Pronaszko. He practiced printmaking, painting and woodcut. In the 1960s, he created his most famous woodcut series: Self-Portraits, Mad Women, Shepherds, Shepherdesses, Kites, Ensigns and Józef Gielniak's Attempted Portraits. He was a member of international creative associations, among others : XYLON. Awarded artist - he received the Gold Medal at the International Triennial of Printmaking in New Delhi 1971, Jan Cybis Award 1988. Jerzy Panek's works are in museums in Poland, USA, Japan, UK, as well as in private collections around the world.