Description: Jack Malczewski (1854-1929) had a love for art and romantic literature, particularly the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, which he inherited from his family home. He was of the szlachta class, though not wealthy. His father Julian supported him in his career as a painter. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and the subsequent...
Description: Lucien Simon (1861-1945) belonged to the circle of French painters. He studied in Paris with Didier and Robert-Fleury at the Académie Julian. He was mainly interested in portraiture and religious themes. Together with Charles Cottet and André Dauchez (his brother-in-law, a Breton painter), they formed the “Black School of Painting” – La Bande Noire....
Description: Lucien Hector Monod (1867-1957) was a French painter and lithographer. His creativity came from the symbolist movement. He painted in the style of Art Nouveau and 18th century French rococo. He studied at the Académie Julian in Paris*. His works are characterized by capturing a unique color palette, especially the shaded parts, long hours...
Description: Armand Piont (1860-1932) was a French artist born in Algiers. Initially, he was taught by local artists, debuting with scenes from Algerian life. From 1888 he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Over the years, he successfully exhibited oriental scenes and portraits of women at French Salons. From 1892 to 1896, he...
Description: Alfred-Louis Lorieux (1862-1946) was a French painter who studied under Gaston La Touche in Paris. He was a member of the Société des Artistes Français, exhibiting at their salons for several years. His work was mainly genre and religious painting*. Description of the painting: The painting shows the interior of a cheese-making workshop. The...
Description: “The Amsterdam Orphans” by Nicolas van der Waay (1855-1936) belong to a considerable group of works by the artist where he portrayed the wards of Amsterdam’s orphanage during their daily activities*. In this, his largest work, he depicted young girls walking in pairs to the left. Their characteristic red-black dresses with white accents, as...
Description: Lucien Monod (1867-?) was a French painter and graphic artist. He studied at the Julian Academy in Paris. He was often inspired by motifs taken from literature or mythology. He especially liked the work of English writers*. In “Sir Galahad” he immortalized one of the Celtic knight themes that interested him. Galahad is the...
Description: Jack Malczewski (1854-1929) had a passion for art and romantic literature, especially the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, which he carried from his family home. He was from a szlachecki family, though not wealthy. His father Julian supported him on his path to becoming an artist. The events of 1863, the January uprising and subsequent...
Description: Paul Renaudot (1871-1920) was a French painter born in Rome. From 1907 to 1914 he exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He was involved in genre painting, portraiture, and landscape painting. A popular theme in his work was depictions of women at their dressing tables...
Description: Henri-Jean-Guillaume Martin (1860-1943) was a French painter. In 1879, after winning the Grand Prix École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse, he moved to École des Beaux-Arts in Paris for his studies. Fascinated by Veronese and other Venetian painters, in 1885 he took a trip to Italy, which had an influence on his artistic journey. Upon...
Description: “I will always remember him with his hat pulled down over his eyes, his head held high, his beard blowing in the wind, savoring the soul of the landscape, of this land, this water, this sky, which he brought to life with the magician’s touch of his fingers.”[1] Maurice Chabas (1862-1947) was a French...
Description: Jan Matejko (1838-1893) exhibited in Paris, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Rome, Munich, London, Hamburg, Brussels, Brno and Chicago, since 1854 his works have also appeared every year at the Krakow TPSP exhibition. He was often awarded. He was a member of the Académie de Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was the director of...
