sign. p.d.: S Baj
signature on the reverse on canvas: Stanislaw Baj | Bug River | 2020
♣ to the auctioned price in addition to other costs will be added a fee arising from the right of the artist and his heirs to receive remuneration in accordance with the Act of February 4, 1994 - on Copyright and Related Rights (droit de suite)
Stanisław Baj (Dolhobrody n/Bugiem 1953, lives in Warsaw and Dolhobrody) studied in 1972-78 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the studios of Professors Bylina, Sienicki and Maciąg. He graduated with honors in Prof. Maciąg's studio. He is currently a lecturer at his alma mater. He cultivates painting and drawing. He has had many solo exhibitions including: Mazovian Museum in Plock (1995); State Art Institute in Moscow (2002); BWA Kielce(2003); Zapiecek Gallery W-wa ( 2004); Test Gallery W-wa (2010): Galeria aTAK W-wa (2011), he also took part in group exhibitions. He is considered one of the most interesting continuators of the tradition of Polish realist painting. His interests revolve around the Podlasie countryside and its inhabitants. He creates portraits of Polish peasants, uniquely bringing out their noble simplicity and expressively depicting the hardship of everyday work. In the broadly painted, nostalgic landscapes of the Bug River, which are the second leading subject of his paintings, the artist operates with pulsating light and color. In an interview he says this about them: " The paintings reflect how I feel and see the Bug River. When painting, I wanted to give together how vast and great nature is, towards which a person should feel awe." An album dedicated to the artist's work was published in 2001.
