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An etching from (probably) 1950 by the Polish/French artist Abraham Krol (1919-2001), with scenes from 'daily life'. -Signed in pencil lower right. Numbered in pencil at the bottom left: no. 22 of 75. Dated at the bottom left in the etching (?): 1950. -Not framed and has never been framed. -Dimensions: Top, 30 x 75 cm. Image / etching 18 x 62 cm. -Origin: From household effects. -Condition: The etching is in good condition. The paper is slightly yellowed and has wrinkles. The etching has been kept rolled up all this time. See also the photos for your own impression.
Information about the artist: Abraham / Abram Krol (Pabianice, Lodz, Poland, January 22, 1919 – Paris, October 9, 2001), was a Polish/French painter, engraver and graphic artist. -Education: At the age of nineteen, he left his native Poland for France in 1938. After two years of study at the Technical Institute of Civil Engineering in Caen, he trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts d'Avignon. In 1939, at the beginning of the Second World War, he joined the Foreign Legion. After being demobilized, he became a mechanic at a garage in Avignon. Although he was Jewish, he survived the war using false identities. In 1944 he moved to Paris. His first exhibition was in Paris in 1946 at the Katia Granoff Gallery Abraham Krol illustrated more than twenty literary works from the late 1940s to the 1960s. For example, he illustrated the book “Thésée” by André Gide from 1946 with 24 color woodcuts. He also engraved tokens and medals for the Paris mint and painted murals for French schools. He also designed tapestries and painted more than 200 enamel works. His work can be found in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; The British Museum, London; Houghton Library at Harvard in Boston; Bodleian Library, Oxford and the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. In 1960 he was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale. He exhibited extensively all over the world and won many awards.
Handling : -The work can be picked up in Amsterdam. -The work can be sent by registered mail via PostNL.
Postage costs : -Within the Netherlands: 8.00 euros. -To Belgium, France and Germany: 15.00 euros.
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Condition
Condition
Good
Shipment
Pick up
The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Shipment
Parcel post
Price
Up to 2 kg.
Within The Netherlands
€8.00
To Belgium
€15.00
To Germany
€15.00
Within EU
€17.50
Worldwide
€30.00
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