Jerzy Nowosielski (1923 Kraków - 2011 ibid.), Set design, 1950

pencil, watercolor, paper, 10.1 x 14 cm

Attached to the work is a certificate from the Nowosielski Foundation

In 1940 he began his studies at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Cracow under S. Kamocki. From 1976-92 professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. Creator of figural compositions, still lifes, nudes, landscapes and sacred paintings, in which he combines modern elements with influences of Byzantine art. His style is characterized by the use of a flat arrangement of color patches, edged with contour lines and synthesization of forms. He is the author of numerous polychrome paintings in churches (including the Holy Spirit Church in N ow Tychy, a church in Wesoła near Warsaw, and an Orthodox church in Lourdes, France) and iconostasis (such as the Dormition of the Mother of God Church in Cracow and the Holy Spirit Church in Tychy). His paintings are in numerous museum collections in Poland and in private collections (United States, Canada, France, Germany).