Description:
20th Century Watercolor. This collection was acquired by Highland Home Gallery through an art dealer in the United Kingdom. All of these pieces by Faczynski are from his personal estate.

Artist:
Jerzy Faczynski - (1917 - 1995) - Faczynski was a Polish born painter, illustrator, author and architect who arrived in England in 1939. He traveled with many of his compatriots in order to fight in the Polish free forces. After the war he studied architecture at the Polish College of Architecture.

Faczynski specializes in the design of churches, including the circular church at Degany Junction and St. Marys RC church in Leyland, Lancashire where he even designed the stained glass windows. As an illustrator, Faczynski worked on many books especially works by fellow ex-pats and works accompanying Polish poetry.

Durring Faczynski's lifetime, he remained a staunch Polish nationalist and was very active within the Polish ex-pat art comunity.

Size:
Painting: 28 x 20 cm
w/frame: 45 x 37 cm

Condition:
This watercolor painting is in very good condition considering it's age.