Who is Aleksander Zyw?
Who is Aleksander Zyw?
Aleksander Zyw (29 August 1905 – 17 September 1995) was a Polish artist who lived and created especially in France, United Kingdom and Italy. This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License.
How much is alealeksander Zyw’s art worth?
Aleksander Zyw’s work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $275 USD to $2,524 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2012 the record price for this artist at auction is $2,524 USD for Portrait of a Boy, sold at Desa Unicum in 2015.
Who was Kazimierzy Zyw?
Zyw was born in Lida, Poland before moving to Warsaw at an early age. He enrolled in Warsaw School of Fine Art in 1926. A travel bursary in 1934 was to have a great effect on the young Pole, not only did it give him a taste for life outside of Poland, but it started a love affair with the Mediterranean which was to last a lifetime.
Where did Żyw go to school?
Zyw studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw under the teaching of Tadeusz Pruszkowski. In 1934 he was awarded a scholarship to travel around Europe, much of which he traveled on foot. It was around the Mediterranean where Żyw adopted the style of a neo-impressionist painter, focusing on the landscapes of the Mediterranean Coast.
