1970/1990s .
gelatin silver print, 29 x 19 cm,
signed, dated and author`s stamp on the reverse,

"These found and exhibited negatives, the stories Lewczyński embeds them into, mark the opening of a new chapter: an agenda known as the archaeology of photography" – this is what Wojciech Nowicki, one of the contributors, writes in the largest monograph about Lewczyński entitled Jerzy Lewczyński. Memory of the Image (Czytelnia Sztuki | Museum in Gliwice, 2012), the cover of which features Portrait of N.N.. The picture was also a highlight of exhibitions of Lewczyński's work organised by Czytelnia Sztuki | Museum in Gliwice (2011) and the National Museums in Cracow (2012) and Gdańsk (2012). Currently, it is one of the best recognised works worldwide produced by the doyen of Polish photography.


estimate: 4000 - 6000 zł