PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION LONDON Gotlib was the leader of the Polish avant-garde 'Formist' movement, exhibiting in Berlin, Amsterdam and Paris, he was an influential writer and teacher in Poland. In 1939 he was forced into exile and settled in Britain, exhibiting with the London Group. His work, principally in figure painting, represents an important element in the development of British painting and sculpture. (NPG) We are grateful to Anne Dockery of Henrykgotlib.com for her assistance in the cataloguing of the present works (lots 530-533) HENRYK GOTLIB (POLISH 1890-1966) Torso study Signed GOTLIB (lower left) Oil on canvas 100 x 75cm Literature: Hall, Douglas, Art in Exile, Polish Painters in Post-War Britain  published by Sansom & Company Ltd (1 Feb. 2008)