Untitled, 1980s
oil on cardboard, 35.5 x 49.7 cm
Signed on the reverse: M. Szulc, with a dedication:
Painting by Marian Szulc | 1980s | from Maria Orwid | with best regards | Kraków, January 8, 2006
In his work, he experimented with form and the details of the female body. His balanced compositions are expressive and differ from typical pictorial photographs inspired by painting. He studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Kraków (1941–1943) and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts there (1945–1952). As a member of the Artists’ Club, he participated in the First Exhibition of Modern Art at the Palace of Art in Kraków. From 1950, he served as an assistant in the Department of Stage Design at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts (under Prof. K. Frycz and Prof. A. Stopka). Member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF). He participated in major exhibitions in Poland, including the Exhibition of Modern Art in Warsaw (1959), as well as exhibitions showcasing Polish artistic photographers abroad, including in Sweden (1957), Yugoslavia (1957), Moscow (1957), and Nuremberg (1958). His works are held in the collections of the National Museums in Kraków, Warsaw, Wrocław, Poznań, and Szczecin; the Museum of Art in Łódź; and the Regional Museums in Bydgoszcz, Radom, Chełm, and Toruń.
