1931
two gelatin silver prints, silver chlorobromide paper, 11.8 x 8.9 cm, 11.7 x 8.5 cm,
annotations on the reverse: A, 12, 286, 137, ST. I. WITKIEWICZ
and B, 13, 287, 138, ST. I. WITKIEWICZ,
vintage prints

The two photographs of Witkiewicz with a watch are among his most interesting portraits. They are also a record of the artist`s performances, his "theatre of life". Sometimes Witkiewicz himself captured his grotesque and absurd creations as self-portraits, but often he asked his fellow photographers to do it for him. The two portraits, conceived by Witkacy, were made in September 1931 by Józef Głogowski, whom Witkacy had met shortly beforehand.
Selected exhibitions:
S. I. Witkiewicz. Génie Multiple de Pologne, Festival Witkiewicz, Brussels (1981);
Présences Polonaises, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (1983);
NON-PURE FORM. Photographs by Witkiewicz and Głogowski, SHS, Warsaw (1985), ZPAF Gallery, Cracow (1986);
S. I. Witkiewicz. Photographs 1899 - 1939, Third Eye Centre, Glasgow (1989);
Witkacy. Metaphysical Portraits..., Halle, Munich, New York, Chicago (1997-1998);
FACE AU NÉANT, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes (2004).
Selected publications:
Ewa Franczak, Stefan Okołowicz, Against Nothingness (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1986);
exhibition catalogue: FACE AU NÉANT, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes (FAGE, 2004).


estimate: 80000 - 120000 zł