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Selfportrait. “false friend”

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Written by: Lars TanakaSenior Specialist · Modern & Contemporary Art
Old Master Drawings · Catalogue no. 1028795
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Selfportrait. “false friend”

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Artist / MakerStanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Date1930
Mediumpaper, pastel
Genreself-portrait
TypePastel
About the Artist

BiographyStanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885–1939) — Polish artist, dramatist and novelist (1885–1939).Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz worked as painter, art theorist, art historian, playwright, photographer and writer and is associated with Second Polish Republic. Their documented life spans the years 1885 to 1939, born in Warsaw, died in Velyki Ozera. Their work is linked to Expressionism.Disciplinespainter, art theorist, art historian, playwright, photographer, writerBorn1885, WarsawDied1939, Velyki OzeraNationalitySecond Polish RepublicMovementExpressionismSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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