
Lot 917. Tadeusz Was (Polish, 1912-2005) – ‘Ghosts’, coloured soot cut on paper, signed in pencil to the margin, inscribed and dated 1954, verso, approx 33x26cm, mounted and inset swept frame NB: The process of ‘soot cut’ was discovered by Tadeusz whilst he was stationed in a desert during the war, he held orange peel over a burning oil lamp and the resulting soot produced formed a perfect impression when in contact with paper. Estimate £200 – £300.