Vintage Polish Posters | Goya Wieczor Baletowy | Sadowski

Francisco Goya is considered to be the greatest painter of the Romantic Era – “the last painter in whose art thought and observation were balanced and combined to form a faultless unity”, presenting his artist expression, imaginative feelings, and a “free handling of paint”. The pervasive and passionate movement of the Romantic Era greatly affected all aspects of society in Europe and as well as other countries around the globe during the peak period of 1780 to 1845, giving rise to so many works in music, literature, art, and countless ballets. This poster and the ballet it advertised was dedicated to Goya´s influence on the genre. The poster artist Wiktor Sadowski, born in Poland in 1956, works in poster, illustration and painting. He graduated in 1981 from the Academy of Fine Arts after working in Henryk Tomaszewski´s studio. He has won several prestigious awards for his art, such as the Gold Medal, XI Biennale of Polish Posters, 1985. He is known for his brooding, surreal art. His list of clients expands far outside his native country to include both Europe and North America. He has created posters for theaters throughout the United States, including the New York City Opera, and illustrations for annual reports and publications such as Time, Glamour, the Washington Post and the New York Times.