Gentleman of the Courts: Fibak's Art

Inspired by the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters (congratulations to Stan Wawrinka), let's turn to a Polish tennis legend Wojciech Fibak: winner of the Australian Open (1978), as well as Monte Carlo Masters (1976) and Swiss Open Gstaad (1985), just to name one of the most prestigious. Besides being a former tennis star, he is also a passionate collector of Polish art and owner of the Fibak Gallery, inter alia. His collection comprises above all works of the XX century. Here are some insights into a post-sportsman world:
"Portrait of the composer Edgar Varese with his wife" Mela Muter, 1924
There is a very particular reason why I love this particular painting.

"Woman with rabbit" Eugeniusz Zak, 1920/1921

"Romantic landscape" Zygmunt Menkes, 1926

"The dance" Leopold Gottlieb, 1934

"Don Quixote" Stanisław Eleszkiewicz, 1960

Mr Fibak's living room near Bois de Boulogne, Paris

Mr Fibak's Painting Gallery in his residence in Greenwich, near NYC

Mr Fibak's signature, Gstaad

P.S. Wawrinka's grandfather was Polish. Just by the way..  

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