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LOT 8:
Konstanty Szewczenko (19101991) Rabbi
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Konstanty Szewczenko (19101991) Rabbi
The Wandering Jew S:20 X 16 in. F: 24 X 20.25 in. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner. Konstantin Shevchenko studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years 1927 - 1928. Then, in 1932 he studied painting under the guidance of Kowarski and Pruszkowski at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Practiced easel painting, mostly portraits, genre scenes. Among others, a portrait Moscicki, Rydz - Rydz, and after the war Rokossowski. He worked as a set designer. In the years 1934 - 1935 was production designer Variety Theatre. He collaborated with publishing houses with illustrations. He exhibited in Warsaw, Vienna, New York. Presented image belongs to the ""Polish regional types."" This series was first exhibited in 1938 at the Salon of Art in Warsaw. The artist returned to this theme in later years. In 1947 he took part in Exhibition Independent Artists Group) and abroad (solo exhibition at the Gallery G. Tomalsky in New York, 1964) . His works are in the collection of the Museum of the Polish Army."
