Rafal Olbinski Original Vintage Polish European American Modern Surreal Seascape Figural Nude Oil Acrylic Illustration Fine Art Painting
Original vintage surreal nude neo pop surreal figural portrait with seascape oil painting on board, with architectural elements in the sky. Strong work in lighting, and brush strokes. Work is striking. The surreal painting in balance with surreal elements strongly influenced by Magritte; a striking nude, over water, by Polish American artist, Rafal Olbinski, (b. 1943).
Rafal Olbinski’s works are included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art (Poster Collection), the Carnegie Foundation in New York, National Arts Club in New York, the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress in Washington, Suntory Museum in Osaka, Japan, the Poster Museum in Warsaw, Poland, and others throughout Europe and the United States.
For his artistic achievements, he has received more than 150 awards including Gold and Silver Medals from the Art Directors Club of New York, Gold and Silver Medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York and Los Angeles, and The Big Crit 2000 award by Critique Magazine in San Francisco. In 1994 he was awarded the International Oscar for The World’s Most Memorable Poster, Prix Savignac in Paris. The President of the Republic of Poland awarded Olbinski the highest award in the field of arts, the gold medal, “Gloria Artis.”
In 1994, he received the Creative Review Award for the Best of British Illustration in London. In 1995, his poster was chosen as the official New York City Capital of the World Poster in an invitational competition by a jury led by Mayor Rudy Giuliani. In the following year he won the Steven Dohanos Award for the best painting in the Annual Member Exhibition of the Society of Illustrators. In July 2002 the City of Fondi, Italy awarded him Divina Giulia for his contribution to contemporary art.
Comparable catalogued paintings by Rafal Olbinsky, References:
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Rafal Olbinski
(b.1943)
Polish American
Oil on Board
Surreal; Nude, Portrait of a Woman in the Ocean
Estimated to have been created in the 1970's
There is what appears to be a light signature, lower right that is difficult to see. "OB" are the most obvious letters.
Measures Approximately 30"X40.3"
There are some chips around the edges of the board, and there is a chip near the woman's head, as shown.
All paint is original; no restorations have been performed.
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