Polish artist’s work sets record – again
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
13.12.2018 18:44
A group of five paintings by Polish artist Wojciech Fangor has been auctioned off for PLN 7.1 million (EUR 1.6m, USD 1.9m), setting a new record on the country’s art market.
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The 1958 series of paintings, entitled “A Study of Space,” was sold as a single item, as intended by the artist.
The canvases were bought by a private collector on Tuesday at the prestigious Polswiss Art auction house in Warsaw.
Two weeks ago, another painting by Fangor, entitled M 39, was sold for a then-record PLN 4.7 million.
Fangor’s op-art paintings are characterised by geometric shapes and striking colours.
He was the first Polish painter to have a solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
He died in 2015.
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Source: IAR