Description: Zygmunt Sidorowicz (1846-1881) graduated from the Lviv Polytechnic and Vienna Academy. In 1873 he left for Munich, where a year later he enrolled in the Academy. He shared the studio there with Alexander Kotsis, among others. Initially, in his work he was engaged in portraits and figurative compositions. However, under the influence of Kotsis...
Description Armand Edmond Jean (1858-1936) was a painter and graphic artist. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris along with his friend Seurat. Their teachers included Rudolf Lehmann and Luc-Olivier Merson. In 1885, Armand took a trip to Italy, which resulted in an enduring admiration for the country’s art. The artist met, among...
Description Malczewski (1854-1929) was very passionate about art and romantic literature, especially the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, which he inherited from his family. He came from a noble but poor family. His father Julian supported him on his path to a career in painting. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and subsequent repression, left...
Description: Charles Cottet (1863-1924) studied at the Académie Julian. He regularly visited Brittany, and used motifs from the life of this region in his art, which earned him particular recognition at the Paris Salon in 1893. His paintings showed harsh, majestic landscapes, but also the everyday life of the native Bretons. His painting from Impressionism...
Description: Wojciech Weiss (1875-1950) was born in Romania, from where in 1888 he moved to Poland with his parents. After finishing the Krakow Gymnasium he began his studies at the School of Fine Arts. Numerous European trips allowed the artist to become acquainted with contemporary artistic trends, which can be found in his works. At...
Description: Wlastimil Hofman (1881-1970) was born in Karlin, a suburb of Prague, Czech Republic, to a Czech father and a Polish mother. After moving to Krakow in 1889, his parents opened a shop with ornamental stones in the Sukiennice. From 1895, Hofman attended evening drawing classes at the School of Fine Arts in Florian Cynk’s...
Description: Wojciech Weiss (1875-1950), known as a virtuoso of painting and female body, created works out of passion. He painted for the sheer pleasure of painting. He rarely asked his models to take artificial poses. He wanted to capture them in the most natural, real way. “Weiss does not look for action or philosophical meditation...
Description: Jack Malczewski (1854-1929) had a deep love for art and romantic literature, especially the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, which he had inherited from his family home. He came from a noble, albeit poor, family. His father Julian supported him on his artistic career. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and subsequent repressions, left...
Description: Alfons Karpiński (1875-1961) studied at the Krakow School of Fine Arts, the Munich Academy, the Vienna Academy, the Académie Willi, and the Académie Colarossi in Paris. He was a drawing teacher at the Higher Courses for Women named after Braniecki. He exhibited his works all over the world and was an incredibly prolific artist....
Description: Description of the painting: “Portrait” of Tadeusz Pruszkowski was the last painting bought by Edward Aleksander Raczynski for the Rogaliński Gallery. As before the war, it can still be seen on the wall of the entrance hall. His expressive form closes the half-century of Raczynski’s collecting activity, which in the field of portrait painting...
Description: Wojciech Weiss (1875-1950) was born in Romania, from where he moved to Poland in 1888 with his parents. After graduating from a Cracow gymnasium, he began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts. Numerous European trips allowed the artist to become familiar with the contemporary artistic trends, the reception of which can be...
Description: Jack Malczewski (1854-1929) had a passion for art and Romantic literature, particularly the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, which he inherited from his family. He came from a noble but not wealthy family, and his father Julian supported him in his artistic career. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and subsequent repression, had a...
