4036 - Jan Lebenstein, Death and the Three Women Jan Lebenstein: Brest Litovsk 1930 - 1999 Krakow. Polish painter, draughtsman and graphic artist of surrealism and abstraction. He was also committed to modern Mannerism and Fantastic Realism. Studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Resided in Paris from 1959 (until 1992). Participated in the I Biennale in Paris and documenta 2 in Kassel. His motifs are fantastic animal figures, erotic depictions, portraits, landscapes, antique themes, etc. "The series °Achsenfiguren° symbolized his ego, the understanding of the essence of life, existence, death and eroticism. For this cycle he received the Grand Prix at the 1st International Biennale of Young Painting in Paris in 1959" (www.Wroclaw.pl).

Jan Lebenstein, Death and the Three Women Jan Lebenstein: Brest Litovsk 1930 - 1999 Krakow. Polish painter, draughtsman and graphic artist of surrealism and abstraction. He was also committed to modern Mannerism and Fantastic Realism. Studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Resided in Paris from 1959 (until 1992). Participated in the I Biennale in Paris and documenta 2 in Kassel. His motifs are fantastic animal figures, erotic depictions, portraits, landscapes, antique themes, etc. "The series °Achsenfiguren° symbolized his ego, the understanding of the essence of life, existence, death and eroticism. For this cycle he received the Grand Prix at the 1st International Biennale of Young Painting in Paris in 1959" (www.Wroclaw.pl). Motif: Death as a skeleton in military uniform at a table behind three naked, standing women. The room is bordered in the background by a large curved window with red panes. Pastel/chalk on firm paper or thin card, signed and dated "Lebenstein 92" lower left, 98 x 79 cm, matted, framed under glass (119 x 89 cm). Provenance: South German private collection.