24 November 2016 marked the140th anniversary of the birth of Ksawery Dunikowski (1875-1964) – a sculptor and painter.
What mattered most in his art was the human being and his or her fleeting beauty which undergoes transformation as a result of the inevitable passage of time.
We are presenting a selection of works by this outstanding portraitist from the NMK collection.
Xawery Dunikowski, Madonna
c. 1910-1911, bronze
Xawery Dunikowski, Portrait of Frederic Chopin c. 1900, height – 30.5 cm, width – 27 cm, depth – 19 cm, cast technique, plaster
Xawery Dunikowski, Portrait of Franciszek Mączyński 1912, plaster
Xawery Dunikowski, Portrait of Henryk Szczygliński
Xawery Dunikowski, Portrait of Doctor Bernard Kupczyk and his Wife
Xawery Dunikowski, Head of a Woman
Xawery Dunikowski, Portrait of Zofia Minder c. 1916, plaster
