Leszek Dutka (1921–2014)
Figure, 1980s
pastel on paper, 32.5 x 23 cm
signed lower right: LD
In 1939, he graduated from the Stefan Żeromski High School in Zawiercie. From 1945 to 1955, he studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in the studios of Prof. Hanna Rudzka-Cybisowa, Prof. Zbigniew Pronaszka, and Prof. Wacław Taranczewski. At the same time, he studied at the Faculty of Architecture at the Kraków University of Technology, from which he graduated in 1952. As an employee of the Kraków Industrial Construction Design Office, he designed and supervised, among other projects, the construction of the Myszków Enamelware Factory and facilities at the Provincial Park of Culture and Recreation in Chorzów.
He has been a member of the Association of Polish Visual Artists since 1956.
His artistic oeuvre includes drawings, sculptures, ceramics, paintings, and art installations. He has presented his works at nearly 100 group exhibitions and 40 solo exhibitions.
Leszek Dutka’s works are held in the collections of, among others, the National Museums in Kraków, Wrocław, and Gdańsk; the Polish Museum in Chicago; and in numerous private collections. Leszek Dutka’s manuscript legacy is held in the collections of the Scientific Library of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (PAU) and the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) in Kraków.
