Bronislaw Bak 'Bruno Bak'

Good Days are Coming

Bronislaw Bak's original woodcut, Good Days are Coming is printed upon, laid mulberry paper and with full margins as published in 1968 in the limited edition of two hundred s. It is signed, dated, titled and numbered by Bak in pencil under the image. Good Days are Coming is one of the artist's most poignant works of woodcut art. It deals with the turbulent 1960's decade, in general, and the plight of African-Americans, in particular. It is a fine, original example of the art created by the American artist, Bruno Bak.

Good Days are Coming

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Title:	Good Days are Coming
Artist:	Bak, Bronislaw 'Bruno' (Poland, 1922 - Georgia, U.S.A., 1981)
Date:	1968
Medium:	Original Woodcut
Note:	Bronislaw Bak 'Bruno Bak': A twentieth century painter, printmaker and stained glass artist, Bronislaw Bak came to the United States at an early age. His art was exhibited throughout both the American Eastern and Midwest states from 1950 to 1980. Undoubtedly, Bruno Bak's most renowned work of art is the window at Saint John's Abbey Church, Saint John's University, Minnesota. This powerful work of stained glass art is one of the world's largest and took Bak almost thirty years to complete. In 2001 the Benedicta Art Center at Saint John's University launched a retrospective exhibition of Bruno Bak and his art.
	In 1973 Bronislaw Bak accepted a position teaching art at Georgia Southern College. He maintained that position until his death in 1981. This college includes a large selection of Bak's paintings, woodcuts and lithographs in its permanent collection.
	Good Days are Coming is one of Bak's most poignant works of woodcut art. It obviously deals with the turbulent 1960's decade, in general, and the plight of African-Americans, in particular. It is a riveting symbol of suffering.
Provenance:	From the collection of Roger Trlak and bearing his inventory number, 'T-192', on the verso. Roger Trlak (1934-1975) established the commercial art company of Martin-Trlak in Chicago. In 1972 he also opened the RST Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona where he exhibited not only his own large collection of mostly contemporary art but also held important exhibitions of many modern artists. These Included such major American and international printmakers as Joseph Hirsch, Luigi Lucioni, Jacob Landau, Birgit Skiold, Derrick Greaves and Paul Wunderlich. Among Trlak's closest friends in the arts community were Raphael Soyer, Ivan Albright and Hans Burkhardt. Contemporary prints and paintings were constantly exhibited at the RST Gallery until it was closed in 1975 due to Trlak's untimely death.
Edition:	Limited edition of two hundred s, numbered 72/200.
Size:	11 5/8 X 10 7/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon, laid mulberry paper and with full margins as published in 1968 in the limited edition of 200 signed s. Good Days are Coming is a strongly printed full colour and in excellent condition throughout. Signed, dated, titled and numbered, '72/200' by Bak in pencil under the image. This original woodcut stands as a prime example of the art of Bronislaw Bak.
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