2024-04-25
2022-12-01 20:00:00
Christmas Gift Auction
Auction code: LKCOOJP
Henryk Płóciennik was an exceptional figure, even though, as he said himself, he was not educated - he won awards. He went down in art history as one of the most outstanding Polish printmakers, and art lovers still admire his nudes today. At the Christmas Gift Auction, you will have the opportunity to auction two works made by this artist.
Henryk Płóciennik (1933 - 2020) was a very sensitive artist who was connected to Łódź throughout his life. His first works were created while he worked as a caretaker in the Museum of Art in the city. Later he designed posters related to the events of the International Press and Book Club. He began to paint from nature thanks to the advice of the Łódź painter and theatre stage designer Konstanty Mackiewicz. He became fascinated with the nude and from then on depicted women in various techniques, most often in watercolour, many times with ink and markers. Nudes - linocuts and oil works on canvas - can also be purchased on the Polish auction market. Monotypes are also an interesting part of the artist's oeuvre, colourful and abstract stand in contrast to other, black and white prints.
In 1962, Henryk Płóciennik was accepted as a member of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers, thus gaining official approval for his work from the professional artistic community. Since then, he has won more than 40 prizes and awards in many competitions in Poland and abroad (including Canada, Japan, France and the United States). In 2020, he was awarded the Gold Medal for "Meritorious Service to Culture Gloria Artis" unfortunately he did not manage to collect the award and died shortly afterwards. He was buried at St Adalbert's Cemetery in Łódź. Among others, the artist's works are held by: National Museums in Warsaw, Kraków, Szczecin, Poznań and Gdańsk.
The Christmas Gift Auction will be held from 1 to 8 December. We would like to draw your special attention to "Large colour nude" and "Monotype 18" by an outstanding artist from Łódź. The first work was made in mixed technique (pen, marker and watercolour) and measures 49 x 32 cm. The second work, a monotype, measures 44 x 32 cm.
