Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885 – 1939)
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Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie (Warsaw, Poland)
Modernist building designed by Tadeusz Tolwiński (1927-1938)
About this artwork
- Title: Fantasy
- Artist: Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
- Year: 1922
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie
- Medium: Oil On Canvas
- Medium type: WallArt
- Color palette: Earthy
- Keywords: psychological surrealism , theatre of the absurd , surrealism painting
Quick Facts
- Subject or theme: Abstract and symbolic landscape
- Artist: Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
- Influences: Theatre of the Absurd
- Notable elements or techniques: Expressionistic style; Visible brushstrokes; Layering of paint.
- Medium: Oil on canvas