Alfons Mazurkiewicz was a Polish abstract painter, very enigmatic and an underappreciated artist in his lifetime. Critics had always a hard time pigeon-holing him, both his contemporaries as well as modern experts. A brilliant teacher, he was the founder of Group X and Wrocław Group, later known as the Wrocław School. Mazurkiewicz was fascinated by organic forms - his paintings are characterised by texture, achieved by the layering of thick paint on canvas. His oeuvre to this day invites fresh interpretations and is considered experimental.