Description: Bernard-Léon Eymieu (1828-1907) was a French painter. He studied under Sauvageata and Roullet. He exhibited his works at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français, of which he was also a member. His works mainly consist of atmospheric landscapes depicting the coasts of Brittany, as well as the vicinity of his hometown of...
Description: Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929) had a deep love for art and romantic literature, especially the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, from his family home. He came from a noble, but not wealthy family. His father, Julian, supported his career as a painter. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and subsequent repression, had a particularly strong...
Description: Heinrich Breling (1849-1914) was a German painter and graphic artist. He began his studies in the Art Department of the Technische Hochschule in Hanover under Carl Oesterley. At the Munich Academy he was a pupil of Wilhelm von Diez. After his studies, in 1882 he was appointed professor there. Earlier he had fought in...
Description: Gaston Linden (1855-1940) was a Belgian artist working mainly in Paris. He exhibited two paintings in Berlin at the International Art Exhibition in 1891 and was awarded an honorary distinction for them. He also exhibited at the Paris Salons. Description of the painting: The portrait shows a young woman in a bust view, en...
Description: Józef Chełmoński (1848-1914) studied at the Warsaw Drawing Class, then in Wojciech Gerson’s studio. He studied at the Munich Academy, befriending Stanisław Witkiewicz. In 1874-1875 he worked in Warsaw in a studio called the “forge” of Polish Realist painting. His twelve-year stay in Paris was full of works showing peasants at work and animals...
Description: Emile Auguste Wéry (1868 – 1935) was a French artist who graduated from the Académie Julian in Paris. For years he was friends with Henri Matisse, with whom he occupied neighboring studios in Paris in the 1890s. He regularly exhibited his works, including at the Salon des Artistes Français, where he was awarded. He...
Description: Ferdynand Ruszczyc (1870-1936) originally studied law at the University of St. Petersburg. Between 1892 and 1897 he studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts under the direction of Ivan Shishkin and Arkhip Kuindzhi. During and after his studies he traveled around Europe. After five years of teaching painting, he moved to Vilnius,...
Description: Franciszek Żmurko (1859-1910) received his education in Lviv from Franciszek Tepa, then in the Krakow School of Fine Arts from Jan Matejko, at the Vienna Academy and the Academy in Munich. He visited Rome, Paris, St. Petersburg, Nuremberg. He exhibited, among others, in Krakow, Warsaw, St. Petersburg, Lviv, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, The Hague, Chicago,...
Description: Irena Silberberg (1888-1981) left her family home in Łódź at the age of 15 to study at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts and find herself in the studio of Konrad Krzyżanowski, Karol Tichy and Xawery Dunikowski. At this time, her portraits show strong influences of decadence, supported by the literary work of Stanisław...
Description: Wacław Radziszewski (1880 – 1914) studied at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts in the studio of Józef Unierzyski after graduating from the Real School in Stanisławów. Around 1909 he was in France. However, he permanently lived in Lviv. He exhibited his works in the local and Krakow Society of Friends of Fine Arts....
Description: Józef Czajkowski (1872-1947) studied at the Munich Academy, the Paris Académie Julian, the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, and the Vienna Academy of Arts and Crafts. He was a painter, architect, designer of kilims and carpets, and a lecturer in painting and interior architecture. Description of the painting: The painting depicts a view...
Description: Jack Malczewski (1854-1929) was deeply devoted to art and romantic literature, particularly the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, which he inherited from his family. He was of noble descent, though not wealthy. His father, Julian, supported him in his painting career. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and subsequent repression, left a strong mark...
