Description: The mysterious atmosphere of this canvas deprived of a framework is determined by the lighting, kept in the brownish–green colors of the dim, scattered light of the forest. The effect obtained in this way, like in the landscape discussed above, is close to French pre–impressionist painting, which he could have known from the often...
Description: Julian Fałat (1853–1929) came from a peasant family, so he had to combine learning with gainful employment. Initially, he studied at the Krakow SSP, then at the Monachijska Academy. He became a highly respected watercolorist, as initially he chose this type of painting as much cheaper than oil. In 1888 he received a long–term...
Description: Eugène Loup (1867-1948) was a French painter. He studied at the Académie Julian in Paris from 1887–1890. He made his debut at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in 1889. He then exhibited at national Salons and exhibitions for years. He worked in oil and pastel. He specialized in capturing the image...
Description: Leon Wyczółkowski (1852–1936) studied at the Warsaw Drawing Class, the Munich Academy, and the Krakow SSP. He spent nearly ten years in Ukraine, where famous paintings depicting the local village, field work, and steppe landscape emerged. In 1895 he became a professor of painting at Krakow. At that time he often traveled to the...
Description: Michał Wywiórski (1861–1926) graduated from the Riga Polytechnic, then studied at the Munich Academy in the studios of Karl Raupp, Nicolaos Gysis and Joseph Brandt and Alfred Wierusz–Kowalski. For years he exhibited his works both in Poland and abroad. In his creativity he was mainly engaged in landscape painting. He was a member of...
Description: Leon Wyczółkowski (1852-1936) often visited Ukraine since the 1880s. He visited Berezna at Kazimierz Podhorski‘s, his brother Michał, and his sons Władysław and Stefan*. Years later, he remembered, “I left at night and couldn‘t get enough by morning. I couldn‘t be indifferent to the beauty of nature. The most beautiful country. […] Apiaries […]...
Description: Jack Malczewski (1854-1929) had a love for art and romantic literature, especially the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, which he brought from his family home. He came from a noble but not wealthy family. His father Julian supported him on his path to a career in painting. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and...
Description: Eugeniusz Steinsberg (1855-?) began his painting studies at the private school of Andrzej Grabowski in Krakow. Continuing his studies at the Munich Academy, he enrolled in the drawing class of Johann Caspar Herterich and sculpture of Ludwig von Löfftz. After returning to the country, he debuted in 1888 in the Krakow TPSP, where he...
Description: Emile René Ménard (1862-1930) graduated from the Académie Julian in Paris. He exhibited at the Salon Société des Artistes Français. In his childhood he met Théodore Rousseau and Jean–François Millet, the Barbizon School painters. His father and uncle influenced his artistic development, inspiring his love of antiquity and philosophy. In search of ancient artifacts,...
Description: Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929) had a love for art and romantic literature, especially the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, which he inherited from his family. He came from a szlachta family, albeit not a wealthy one. His father, Julian, supported him on his artistic career. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and subsequent repression, had...
Description: Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929) had a love for art and romantic literature, especially the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, which he inherited from his family. He came from a szlachta family, albeit not a wealthy one. His father, Julian, supported him on his artistic career. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and subsequent repression, had...
Description: Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929) had a love for art and romantic literature, especially the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, which he inherited from his family. He came from a szlachta family, albeit not a wealthy one. His father, Julian, supported him on his artistic career. The events of 1863, the January Uprising and subsequent repression, had...
