Description: Wojciech Weiss (1875-1950) was born in Romania, from which in 1888 he moved to Poland with his parents. After graduating from a Krakow gymnasium he started studying at the School of Fine Arts. Numerous European travels allowed the artist to become familiar with contemporary artistic trends, whose reception can be found in his works....
Description: Witold Wejchert (1867-1904) took classes at the Cracow School of Fine Arts, the Krakow Academy, the Warsaw School of Fine Arts, and the Munich Academy. Due to financial difficulties, he had to interrupt his studies. The most common theme in his works are genre scenes depicting the life of small towns, hunting frames, and...
Description: Fernand Piet (1869–1942) was a French painter and graphic artist. He studied in the workshops of Cormont, Carrière and Roll, as well as at the Académie “La Grande Chaumière”. He regularly exhibited his works at the Paris Salons, including the Sociéte des Artistes Indépendants. He was friends with Henri Toulouse–Lautrec and the fowists Raoul...
Description: Wojciech Weiss (1875-1950) was born in Romania, from where in 1888 he moved to Poland with his parents. After completing the Krakow gymnasium, he began studying at the School of Fine Arts. Numerous European trips allowed the artist to become acquainted with the contemporary artistic trends, the reception of which can be found in...
Description: Jack Malczewski (1854-1929) developed a love for art and romantic literature, particularly the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, from his family home. He came from a szlachta family, albeit a poor one. His father Julian supported him on his path to a career in painting. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and subsequent repression,...
Description: Georges Guillaume Roger (1867–1943) was a French painter. He studied in Paris under Jean–Léon Gérôme. He regularly exhibited his works at the Paris salons. He was involved in genre painting, portraiture, but also landscapes and marines. He created in the style of fin de siècle, in his later work he was inspired by Breton...
Description: Henryk Uziembło (Uziębło) (1879-1949) attended the Kraków Industrial School, then the Department of Decorative Painting at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna. From 1902–1904 he studied at the Kraków Academy under the direction of Teodor Axentowicz and Stanisław Wyspiański. He also studied in Paris with Lucien Simon and René Xavier Prinet. He exhibited his works in...
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. His father Julian supported him in his career as a painter. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and subsequent repression, had...
Description: Witold Wojtkiewicz (1879-1909) came from a large middle–class family. In 1903 he began studying at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, attending Leon Wyczółkowski‘s studio. He realized himself as a painter, draftsman and graphic artist. He was a co–founder of the “Green Balloon“ cabaret and the “Group of Five“ artistic group, to which Vlastimil...
Description: Jack Malczewski (1854-1929) was brought up in a szlachta family, although not wealthy. His love for art and romantic literature, especially the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, came from his family. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and subsequent repressions, had a significant influence on the young artist. His first teacher was Adolf Dygasiński....
Description: Stanisław Tondos (1854-1917) studied at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz and Jan Matejko, as well as briefly in Vienna and Munich, with his education supplemented by numerous travels. He exhibited in Krakow and Warsaw. He most often used the watercolor technique to paint views of Krakow, Warsaw, Description of the...
