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HENRYK BERLEWI Signed Drawing Polish Art

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 900.00 USD
HENRYK BERLEWI Signed Drawing Polish Art
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HENRYK BERLEWI 1894-1964
Warsaw 1894-1964 Paris (Polish/French)

Title: Naked Woman - Profile of Five Men

Technique: Original Signed and Inscribed Double-Sided Pencil and Ink Drawing on paper

Size: 17.2 x 12.3 cm / 6.8 x 4.8 in

Additional Information: This is a double-sided drawing in pencil and ink on paper.
The "Naked Woman" is drawn in pencil and it is signed in pencil by the artist "H. Berlewi" in the lower right corner.
"Profile of Five Men" is drawn in ink and inscribed:
1 character silny i zly (= strong and angry character)
2 glupota i slaba wola i tchorzostwo (= stupidity and poor will and cowardice)
3 inteligencja wyrachowanie (= intelligence self-serving)
4 zwierzycosc grube obyczaje (= beastly coarse manners)
5 subtelnosc (= subtlety)

Provenance: Mandel Mann Collection, Paris.
Acquired directly from the artist in France.

Condition: Good condition. Light surface dirt and light foxing. Light discoloration of the paper. Small tears on the lower edge.