Irena Snarska Prints and Multiples
b. 1934
Irena Snarska was born in 1934 in Lviv. She studied at the Faculty of Interior Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Between 1956–62, she studied graphic arts under prof. Andrzej Rudziński. She received her diploma in 1962 from the legendary studio of book illustration of prof. Jan Marcin Szancer. Since 1972, she was a professor at the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Warsaw Academy.
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Artist: Irena Snarska
According to Milosz's poetry - XX Century, Figurative Etching Print, Colorful
By Irena Snarska
Located in Warsaw, PL
Irena Snarska (b. 1934, d. 2013)
Irena Snarska was born in 1934 in Lviv. She studied at the Faculty of Interior Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Between 1956 and 1...
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Analysis - XX Century, Abstract Etching Print, Organic Shapes, Leaf
By Irena Snarska
Located in Warsaw, PL
Irena Snarska (b. 1934, d. 2013)
Irena Snarska was born in 1934 in Lviv. She studied at the Faculty of Interior Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Between 1956 and 1...
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Souvenir - XX Century, Abstract Etching Print, Monochromatic, Organic Shapes
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Located in Warsaw, PL
Irena Snarska (b. 1934, d. 2013)
Irena Snarska was born in 1934 in Lviv. She studied at the Faculty of Interior Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Between 1956 and 1...
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Similar to birds - XX Century, Abstract Etching Print, Organic Shapes
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Irena Snarska (b. 1934, d. 2013)
Irena Snarska was born in 1934 in Lviv. She studied at the Faculty of Interior Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Between 1956 and 1...
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Chopin's mazurka - XX Century, Abstract Etching Print, Monochromatic, Piano keys
By Irena Snarska
Located in Warsaw, PL
Irena Snarska (b. 1934, d. 2013)
Irena Snarska was born in 1934 in Lviv. She studied at the Faculty of Interior Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Between 1956 and 1...
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Butterfly's tragedy - XX Century, Abstract Etching Print, Monochromatic
By Irena Snarska
Located in Warsaw, PL
Irena Snarska (b. 1934, d. 2013)
Irena Snarska was born in 1934 in Lviv. She studied at the Faculty of Interior Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Between 1956 and 1...
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