Caziel Polish/British, 1906-1988
WC220 - Composition no. 38, 51.IX, 1951
Oil on canvas
38.5 x 55 cm
Signed and dated verso
Caziel Estate Inventory number WC220
Caziel Estate Inventory number WC220
The Caziel Estate, Courtesy of Whitford Fine Art
In 1951, Caziel joined the 'groupe Espace', whose program sought to unite constructivist art with architecture to create a new environment appropriate to the modern age. Caziel's expression of the...
In 1951, Caziel joined the 'groupe Espace', whose program sought to unite constructivist art with architecture to create a new environment appropriate to the modern age. Caziel's expression of the fourth dimension resulted in paintings of superimposed biomorphic shapes and lines in different strong colours against a black or a white background. These works reverberate light, space and rhythm in order to create a sensation similar to emotions engendered by music.Caziel's annual submissions to the Salon de Mai, 1948-1956, where his work was shown alongside Vasarely, Hartung and Manessier, demonstrated his dedication to the Abstract cause. A major retrospective of his work was hosted by the National Museum in Warsaw in 1998.Whitford Fine Art has represented the Caziel Estate since 1987. Caziel's work is represented in the collections of the following museums: Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, Vatican Museum, Rome, National Museum, Warsaw.
Provenance
The Estate of the Artist.Exhibitions
1997, CAZIEL: Works from the Fifties, Whitford Fine Art, London
Literature
MONKIEWICZ, Dorota. Caziel 1906-1988, Catalogue Raisonné. National Museum, Warsaw, 1998, cat. no. 267; CAZIEL: Works from the Fifties, exhibition catalogue, Whitford Fine Art, London, 1997, cat. no. 38, ill.