Lot 573. Henryk GOTLIB (1890-1966). Couple at a farm gate, signed ‘Gotlib’ (lower right), oil on canvas, painted circa 1942, 50.5 x 61 cm. Provenance: Private collection, UK
Born in Krakow in 1890, Henryk Gotlib studied at the Krakow Academy of Fine Art and then in Vienna, Munich and Paris before the First World War. His first solo show was in Warsaw (1918). He became the leader of the Polish avant-garde ‘Formist’ movement, exhibiting in Berlin, Amsterdam and Paris, and was an influential writer and teacher in Poland. In 1939 he was forced into exile and settled in Britain, exhibiting with the London Group. His work, principally in figure painting, represents an important element in the development of British modern art. painting and sculpture: the assimilation of European trends and the invigoration of British art influenced by the Central European diaspora under Communism and Nazism. Estimate 1,500 – 2,000 euro. Hermitage Fine Art. 06/17/21. Sold 1,500 euro

Jeden dobry olej Henryka Gotliba (sygnowany) oraz do kolekcji kilka jego niesygnowanych rysunków z tego samego źródła.

Lot 575. Henryk GOTLIB (1890-1966)
(i) Nude, back view (ii) Nude seen from behind. (iii) Model undressing (iv) Model and cat
(i) pencil on paper
26.5 x 21.5 cm
(ii) pencil and watercolour on paper
21.5 x 11 cm
(iii) pencil on paper
25.5 x 16 cm
(iv) pencil on paper
25.5 x 19 cm
Provenance: Private collection, UK. Estimate 600 – 800 euro. Hermitage Fine Art. 06/17/21

Lot 574. Henryk GOTLIB (1890-1966)
(i) Trees with chicken in the foreground, (ii) Sleeping cat
pencil on paper
(i) 35,5 x 25 cm, (ii) 25 x 19,5 cm
Provenance: Private collection, UK. Estimate 200 – 400 euro. Hermitage Fine Art. 06/17/21