Mieczyslaw LURCZYNSKI (1907-1992) House with turret Pastel and charcoal on paper Signed lower left 31 x 23.8 cm (view) Framed Condition report available on request: [email protected] NOTICE Born in Saint Petersburg, Mieczyslaw Lurczynski studied painting in Warsaw with Blanche Mercère and Adam Rychtarski. He exhibited in a number of Polish cities and quickly achieved success. He was also a writer, publishing poetry and plays. He was arrested in 1943 and sent to Buchenwald; after liberation, he settled permanently in Paris in 1949.

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