Zdzislaw Beksinski
H.R. Geiger has nothing on Polish painter Zdzislaw Bekinski. The late artist’s obsessively rendered and nightmarish visions draw as much from Bosch and the Renaissance as they do from the surrealists while still capturing modern notions of death and terror.
Tagged: Poland, Polish, Polish artist, Renaissance, surrealists
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Dean said | 20 March, 2010
To all the Bekinski fans out there what a remarkable artist we have lost.I would like to offer one of the great prints today.a Belinski signed and numbered I have to believed to have one of the last one signed in the gicle’e print . my certificate is from Morpheus Gallery out of Las Vegas and have confirmed it’s certificate with jim from morpheus gallery if you have any questions and would love to have a beautiful print one of about 30 that was suppose to be 150 please e-mail me @ deanjlamb69@yahoo.com.thank you