Dora KUCEMBIANKA (BIANKA)

Oil, canvas; 46 x 39 cm

Signed p.d.: dora bianka

Dora KUCEMBIANKA (BIANKA)

1895 Warsaw - 1979 Le Chesnay

Polish painter and illustrator. She came from a wealthy family. In 1914, she moved to Paris. She studied painting under Fernand Humbert and Louis Biloul at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1919, she married Australian soldier Charles Kleynack, with whom she went to Melbourne. In 1921 she returned to Paris, where she became involved with the Surrealist community. She often traveled to Spain where she met Joan Miro. Her second friend was George Roualt. She first exhibited her works in 1924 at the Autumn Salon. From 1924 to 1925 she exhibited at the Salon des Independents. In 1926 at the Salon des Tuileries. In 1933 at the Galerie Marseille, and in 1943 at the Galerie d'art de l'Etoile. She painted in a style close to Fauvism. A frequent subject of her paintings was the circus.

Asking price 1500

Estimate 2000 - 2500

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