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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Record prices
Bambini, 1998-1999 (83 figury dziecięce)Polswiss Art · PLN 11,300,000≈ $2,768,500≈ £2,088,961≈ €2,459,577Sign up to see
Trzy figury kroczące (Vancouver ancestors)Polswiss Art · PLN 3,500,000≈ $885,150≈ £651,468≈ €757,964Sign up to see
TanzendeVan Ham · €516,000≈ $625,598≈ £442,870Sign up to see
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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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contemporary art
Also known as Magdalena Abakanawicz, Magdalena Abakanowicz Kosmowski, Magdelena Abakanowicz, Magudarena Abakanovitchi, Marta Abakanowicz, Marta Magdalena Abakanowicz-Kosmowska
Works in museum collections
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