Rafał Olbiński wybił się swoją sztuka’poetycznego surrealizmu’ w Ameryce, a następnie dowiedziano się o nim w Polsce. W tej chwili jego obrazy stanowią do pewnego stopnia klasykę, poszukiwaną w Polsce bo taka jest tam moda. W USA jego obrazy mozna ‘trafić’ czasami tanio na aukcjach i to stanowi wielką zachęte dla handlarzy bo w kraju zarobek może się potroić. Ja stoję na linii bocznej bo to malarstwo do mnie nie przemawia.

Lot 199. Rafal Olbinski (Polish/American, b. 1943). Surrealist oil painting on canvas titled “Mirror of the Sea,” depicting Olbinski’s iconic ships on a bright sunset sea, with blooming roses for sails. Signed along the lower left. A Gallery 444, San Francisco, label is affixed to the verso. Provenance: From the Estate of Horst Rechelbacher, Osceola, Wisconsin.
Horst Rechelbacher, the founder of Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients, was a pioneer in the field of safe and eco-friendly cosmetics. The same curiosity that led him to explore ways to improve the beauty industry led him to travel the world, collecting rare and beautiful objects as he went. This sale features selections from that lifetime of eclectic and inspired collecting, including furniture by Carlo Bugatti, Gabriel Viardot, and Josef Hoffman; artworks by artists ranging from Old Masters to Salvador Dali to Arman; an impressive collection of Indian sculptures; and much more. Be sure to explore our timed-only online auction of other fascinating objects from this collection that will be posted in mid-August.
Unframed; height: 13 1/2 in x width: 17 1/2 in. Framed; height: 20 3/4 in x width: 24 3/ 4 in.

Estimate $10,000 – 20,000. Revere Auctions. 08/24/22. Sold $17,000