Wilhelm Sasnal

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Wilhelm Sasnal (born December 29, 1972 in Tarnów, Poland) is a Polish painter. He studied art at the Krakow academy of fine art and graduated in 1999.

He is the 2006 winner of the Vincent van Gogh Biennial Award for Contemporary Art in Europe 2006. His international exhibitions include Frankfurter Kunstverein (2006). [1][2]

Records for his works were set at Solid Phillips in March 2006[3] and at Christie’s (New York) Post-War and Contemporary Art sale in May 2007.[4]

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[edit] Further reading

  • Nomination for the Vincent Award, by Beatrix Ruf, director of the Kunsthalle Zürich [1]
  • Michael Zeeman, The Vincent Van Gogh Award for Contemporary Art in Europe, Veenman Publishers (2006), ISBN 9086900313
  • Wilhelm Sasnal, Wilhelm Sasnal: Paintings & Films, Veenman Publishers (2006), ISBN 9086900046

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Vincent Award
  2. ^ Details at Frankfurter Kunstverein
  3. ^ Sarah Douglas (November 12, 2005), Pop Art Leads the Way at Solid Phillips Sale, ARTINFO, <http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/1552/pop-art-leads-the-way-at-solid-phillips-sale/>. Retrieved on 23 April 2008 
  4. ^ Jacquelyn Lewis (May 17, 2007), A Wild Ride, ARTINFO, <http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/25091/a-wild-ride/>. Retrieved on 23 April 2008 

[edit] Contributions

2008 Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International [2]

[edit] External links

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