Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz

(Warsaw, Poland 1885 – 1939)

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, a central figure in the Polish avant-garde, was among 20th Century Europe’s most talented and creative artistic personalities. Witkiewicz was a multi-talented artistic genius, whose creative output included drawing, painting, theater, literature, philosophy, art theory and photography.

Of particular significance within his photographic works is the series of portaits he took of friends and relatives.

PAST EXHIBITIONS AT UBU GALLERY
Frieze Masters | October 17 – 20, 2013
Frieze Masters | October 11 – 14, 2012
Art | 39 | Basel | June 4 – 8, 2008
Art | 37 | Basel | June 14 – June 18, 2006
Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885-1939): Drawings from the 1930s | February 7–April 22, 2006

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