129 - Henryk Fantazos-Ziembicki, Fantastic Medieval Scene, oil painting, before 1975, framed

Henryk Fantazos-Ziembicki, Fantastic Medieval Scene, oil painting, before 1975, framed Henryk Fantazos Ziembicki, *Born 1944 in Kamionka Strumiłowa - lives and works in the USA (North Carolina); Polish painter, draughtsman and engraver, whose work is classified as metaphorical-fantastic art and magical realism; here: Fantastic - metaphorical scene in a medieval town, oil on canvas, 58 x 38 cm, remnants of an old Polish sticker on the reverse, framed About the artist: Henryk Fantazos Ziembicki attended the Art Lyceum in Katowice from 1957 to 1963 and subsequently studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków until 1969 in the renowned studio of Professor Jerzy Nowosielski. In the mid-1970s, he was a member of the Polish artists’ group AMA (Against Modern Art), which opposed contemporary, abstract art movements. In 1975, Henryk Fantazos Ziembicki emigrated to the USA. After an initial spell in New York, he was drawn to the American South. His paintings are characterised by old-master precision, surrealist elements and often whimsical, richly detailed scenes. He draws inspiration from both European myths and the landscape and culture of the American South.