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Final farewell to iconic Polish artist Edward Dwurnik

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Paweł Kononczuk 05.11.2018 13:51
Family, friends and fans on Monday bade a final farewell to iconic and award-winning Polish painter Edward Dwurnik, who died in Warsaw last month at the age of 75.
Photo: PAP/Jacek TurczykPhoto: PAP/Jacek Turczyk

During a funeral mass in Warsaw, Culture Minister Piotr Gliński said Dwurnik was "extremely talented; he brought freshness and originality to contemporary Polish art.”

Dwurnik’s ashes were to be laid to rest in Warsaw’s Powązki Military Cemetery after the funeral mass.

Dwurnik was a key figure in Polish contemporary art and a prolific artist who left behind a legacy of some 5,000 paintings and 10,000 drawings.

He came to prominence in the 1960s after painting a series of urban landscapes.

Seemingly bird's-eye views of some of the most iconic squares and streets in Poland and around the world, they were, in fact, a mix of perspectives and included references to well-researched historical, political and social nuances.

(pk/gs)

Source: PAP

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