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Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, commonly known as Witkacy (Polish, 1885-1939), "Portrait of a Man"-1933, pastel on paper laid down on artist's board, signed and dated with additional notations lower right including a "9" above "X" and "(T.C. Kat Co)". Expressionist avant-garde portrait depicting a young man with angled stylized green eyes, with brightly colored swaths of color on face and neck amid dynamic lines delineating his hair and surrounding energy. Framed approximately 26.5" x 21". Unframed approximately 23.3" x 17.3". Note: Around 1925, Witkacy established the Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz Portrait Painting Firm. By 1928, the artist had created types and rules for painting portraits outlining monetary charges, stylistic concerns, coding documenting his narcotics use during creation (see lower right of work, likely created while on cocaine), and other artistic and business issues.