Aleksander Żyw

1905-1995
Aleksander Żyw

Aleksander Żyw was one of the most important émigré painters to settle in Scotland during the twentieth century, bringing to post-war Scottish art a distinctive European modernism shaped by war, exile and a lifelong engagement with the Mediterranean world. Born in Lida, Poland, in 1905, he moved to Warsaw as a child and enrolled at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts in 1926, where he received a rigorous academic training grounded in drawing and traditional painting techniques.

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Zarysy (Outlines), 1951

oil on canvas
H:41cm W:51cm
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Red Fish and Insects, 1950

oil on canvas
H:76cm W:63cm
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Messenger, 1946-47

oil on canvas
H:63.5cm W:76cm
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In Depth, 1948-9

oil on canvas
H:61cm W:50.8cm
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Flowerpiece, 1945

oil on canvas
H:81.3cm W:60.6cm
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