Jozef Popczyk (1890-1971) Large Art Deco Cubist Painting -the Jazz Orchestra-.

Important Cubist painting oil on canvas from the Art Deco period circa 1925-30 signed lower right POPCZYK (Jozef Popczyk 1890-1971) artist born in Krakow, he moved to Paris in the 1910s his work is part of the Art Deco Cubist movement he liked to depict with verve and energy the effervescence of Parisian nightlife, Dimensions 95 cm X 81 cm- The work is presented in a very refined Montparnasse frame with a golden-brown patina, original canvas and stretcher, countersigned on the back by the artist and followed by an annotation showing the title of the work to be translated. Good condition. See auction references (source Drouot and OneBid) note in the third row a work similar to our painting also featuring a jazz orchestra offered in a smaller format sold for 5560€ This large oil on canvas perfectly illustrates the excellence of the artist's work, brilliantly evoking the atmosphere of the Parisian jazz movement of the Belle Epoque.

Joseph POPCZYK was a Polish painter and architect, born in 1890 in Krakow, Poland. After graduating in architecture from Lviv Polytechnic, he developed a passion for painting. After completing his studies, like many of his Eastern European contemporaries, he moved to Paris in the 1910s. Quickly recognized as a good painter, he first produced views of Paris in the manner of Galien Laloue, then evolved his style towards cubist compositions in the manner of the painters he had frequented in Paris, such as Juan Gris, Metzinger, Herbin...