Jerzy PANEK (1918 - 2001), The figure of a man; 1980s

Marker, checkered notebook paper; 29 x 20 cm
Signed middle .: Panek
Provenance: private collection Kraków

Studied at the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the State Institute of Fine Arts in Cracow, which during the
During the war it was renamed Staatliche Kunstgewerbeschule Krakau. After the war, he studied at the
Krakow's Institute of Fine Arts, and then at the Academy of Fine Arts under Eibisch and Pronaszko.
He was involved in painting and printmaking, mainly woodcuts. his graphic work was influenced by a
trip to China. In 1967/1968 he was a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. His academic career
ended when, entering a room full of "party people" during an ASP ball, he shouted "forehead
confidants!". Many years later he became its honorary professor. He was a member of the International
Association of Wood Engravers XYLON and the Association of Polish Artists. His work
was awarded prizes: a gold medal at the Triennale of Contemporary World Art in
New Delhi, the Prize of the Minister of Culture and Art the Jan Cybis Award and many others. For his lifetime
of creative work, he received the Award of the City of Cracow and the Award of the Governor of Cracow in 1998.

Shortly before his death, a documentary film was made about him, Jerzy Panek. What matters most, which
was produced by Elżbieta Dzikowska. An extremely colorful figure in Polish art history.