Gifts of the Sea sculpture

Technique: sculpture, grey granite

Dimensions: approx. 160 cm (height)

Object: The sculpture was made from a single granite block and has an amorphous form with stylised sea motifs.

Place: From the 1970s to 2020, the sculpture could be seen in the public atrium of the Novotel hotel, as a deposit by the artist. In summer 2020, the artist’s son transported the sculpture and placed it in front of his home.

Information about the author: Alfons Łosowski (04 Jan 1908–27 Jun 1988). Born in Orkiewicze in the Novogrudok region (currently in Belarus). He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the S. Báthory University in Vilnius under the supervision of Prof. Kuna, Mikenas and Aleksandrowicz.

During the war, he was a Home Army soldier of the Vilnius district. After the war, he settled in Gdańsk. Until 1955, he was working on reconstructing sculptures as part of the Gdańsk Old Town restoration. He brought back to life sculptures decorating many façades of the most famous tenement houses, all based on modest, surviving photographic documentation. In 1955, he started independent creative work in his studio at 11/13 Mariacka Street.

He authored several outdoor sculptures within the Gdańsk area, which he donated to the city in 1966, as well as many sculptures in public buildings in Poland, in museums and private collections. Granite and wood were his primary working materials. He created a distinctive style that combined organic form with a natural stone texture.

Condition of the object: –

Owner: artist’s heirs

Author of the entry: Kora Kowalska