Lot 711: Sold for £85 hammer
A Two Day Auction, Day One: Silver & Jewellery, Day Two: Art & Antiques,
Thursday 16th October 2025 - Friday 17th October 2025
Tadeusz Was (Polish, 1912 - 2005), 'Mother & Child', Pencil signed soot cut print, 31cm by 24cm, mounted but unframed, (af).
The idea for the 'soot cut' technique originated while Tadeusz was stationed in the desert with the Polish Army, he discovered that the soot from an oil lamp when collected on an orange peel and pressed against damp newspaper created a sharp black impression. After the war Tadeusz worked to perfect the process, he would collect soot on a sheet of metal then draw onto the surface with sticks and brushes.