▲ Peter (Piotr) Potworowski (Polish, 1898-1962) Blue Abstract

lithograph in colours, signed in pencil l.r., dated '55' and numbered 12/VI, image 33 x 47cm; framed 47 x 60cm, The Artist, by whom gifted to Derek Pope; Property from the Collection of Derek Pope. Born in Warsaw in 1898, Potworowski, initially studied architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology before the, Polish-Soviet, War interrupted his studies. He later turned to art, studying under Konrad Krzyżanowski and Józef Pankiewicz at the academies in Warsaw and Kraków. In 1924, he travelled to Paris with the, Kapists, , where he spent seven years and, encountered, leading artists including Pablo Picasso, Pierre, Bonnard, and Fernand Léger. After the invasion of Poland, he moved to Britain and later became Professor of Painting at the Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, from 1949 to 1957. Condition Report, Condition Report, A little time staining with heavy foxing. Small triangular registrations cut-outs to the centre of the left and right margins. Inky marks to margins. There is a light horizontal crease running through the lower margin. Not viewed out of glazed frame. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

Estimate:£200

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