Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish · 1930–2017 · Painter, Sculptor

Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. Known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and for outdoor installations, Abakanowicz has been… (Wikipedia)

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PLN 11,300,000≈ $2,768,500≈ £2,088,961≈ €2,459,577Sign uprecord priceBambini, 1998-1999 (83 figury dziecięce)Polswiss Art2021166lots offered2006–2026years recorded87%sold (142)$23.7kSign up free to seemedian price

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Bambini, 1998-1999 (83 figury dziecięce)Polswiss Art · Dec 2021PLN 11,300,000≈ $2,768,500≈ £2,088,961≈ €2,459,577Sign up to see
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TanzendeVan Ham · Jun 2021€516,000≈ $625,598≈ £442,870Sign up to see

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KATHARSIS, 1985
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 94/100
75 x 56 cm (płyta) 64 x 48,5 cm (odcisk)
Polswiss Art · Oct 10, 2017 · Lot 73
PLN 30,000≈ $8,244≈ £6,248≈ €6,988HammerSign up free to seeEst. PLN 40,000–60,000View at Polswiss Art ↗
Z CYKLU KATARSIS, 1985
Etching
32 cm x 24 cm
Agra-Art · Sep 19, 2017 · Lot 1
PLN 1,888≈ $528≈ £391≈ €441Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Agra-Art ↗
POSTAĆ STOJĄCA, 1998
Sculpture
wys. 170 cm, szer. 54 cm
Polswiss Art · Mar 21, 2017 · Lot 62
PLN 255,000≈ $64,617≈ £51,897≈ €59,819HammerSign up free to seeEst. PLN 200,000–250,000View at Polswiss Art ↗
ABAKAN ROUGE III, 1971
tkanina
310 x 200 cm
Polswiss Art · Dec 14, 2016 · Lot 55
PLN 270,000≈ $64,724≈ £51,057≈ €60,808HammerSign up free to seeEst. PLN 190,000–250,000View at Polswiss Art ↗
RELIEF SOMBRE DE STEFA, 1975
sizal
105 cm x 130 cm
Agra-Art · Oct 18, 2016 · Lot 15
PLN 53,100≈ $13,517≈ £11,013≈ €12,296Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Agra-Art ↗
Z CYKLU INKARNACJE, 1986
Sculpture
69 cm z podstawą
Polswiss Art · Oct 11, 2016 · Lot 79
PLN 46,000≈ $11,932≈ £9,718≈ €10,770HammerSign up free to seeEst. PLN 50,000–70,000View at Polswiss Art ↗
Mefisto II, 1966
Hand-spun wool, cotton string, and hemp rope
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 58
$13,750≈ £9,757≈ €12,471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Z cyklu Katarsis, 1985
Lithograph · Paper
32 cm x 24 cm
Agra-Art · Mar 10, 2015 · Lot 1
PLN 2,070≈ $537≈ £357≈ €500Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Agra-Art ↗
Tors, 1985
miękki werniks, papier · Paper
15.3 cm x 11.5 cm
Agra-Art · Oct 15, 2013 · Lot 1
PLN 1,610≈ $520≈ £326≈ €385Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Agra-Art ↗
Backward on Bench, 2005
Sculpture
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 13, 2013 · Lot 430
$27,500≈ £17,198≈ €20,274Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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Magdalena Abakanowicz signature

106 catalogued lots by Magdalena Abakanowicz record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (78% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right21
on the reverse3
lower left3

Form

signed85
monogrammed17
signed and dated4

Incised with the artist's signature, titled and dated "GROUP OF TEN ABAKANOWICZ 1986" on a metal plate affixed to the reverse — Group of Ten from the series Crowd, Phillips, Mar 12, 2024
Sygn. i dat. p.d.: M. Abakanowicz 2001 — Bez tytułu, 2001, Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny, Apr 15, 2026
Sygn. i dat. u dołu: M Abakanowicz 2004 Pochodzenie: - kolekcja prywatna - Fundacja Muzeum Schleswig Holstein — Bez tytułu, 2004, Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny, Apr 15, 2026

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About Magdalena Abakanowicz

Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. Known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and for outdoor installations, Abakanowicz has been considered among the most influential Polish artists of the postwar era. She worked as a professor of studio art at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland, from 1965 to 1990, and as a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles in 1984.

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