Description: József Rippl-Ronai was a Hungarian artist (1861-1927). Initially, he studied pharmacology, but at the age of 22 he began studying painting at the Munich Academy. His mentors were Heinrich Joachim Herterich and Wilhelm von Diez. While on a scholarship in Paris, he became interested in the aesthetics of Gauguin and the Pont-Aven school, and...
Description: Ludomir Janowski (1862-1939) began his studies at Ivan Trutnev’s Drawing School in Vilnius, then as a free listener he attended the St. Petersburg Academy. After graduating, he lived in Vilnius, and in 1906 he settled in Warsaw. Over the years, he presented his works at exhibitions at home and abroad. The influence of Józef...
Description: Julien Adolphe Duvocelle (1873-1961) was a French painter, a pupil of Pharaon de Winter and Léon Bonnat. He studied at the École Académique in Lille and École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. For years, from 1898, he exhibited his works at the Salons of the Société des Artistes Français. In his work he dealt with...
Description: Stanisław Wyspiański (1869-1907) had a great influence on the formation of his original and recognizable style. His studies in Krakow with Jan Matejko, travels and a few years stay in Paris with his friend, Józef Mehoffer had a particular impact on him. He was particularly impressed by the works of Van Gogh, Gauguin and...
Description: Stanisław Wyspiański (1869-1907) was an influential figure in the formation of his original and recognizable style of art. His studies in Krakow with Jan Matejko, travels, and several years spent in Paris with his friend Józef Mehoffer had a big effect on him. He was especially taken by the works of Van Gogh, Gauguin,...
Description: The education of Olga Boznańska (1965-1940) began with private drawing lessons and then she attended the Women’s Courses at Baraniecki in Krakow. As a woman, she could not be a student at the Academy. An important stage of her education was her stay in Munich and visits to European museums, where she was captivated...
Description: Emile René Ménard (1862-1930) studied painting under Paul Baudry, then at the Académie Julian in Paris. He consistently exhibited at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français from his debut in 1883. From 1891-1922 he participated in the Salons of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Inspired by his family’s fascination with Greek philosophy,...
Description: Wojciech Weiss (1875-1950) studied in Krakow, but one of the most important elements of his education was his stay in Paris. He worked for the journal “Życie”, edited by S. Przybyszewski. Weiss’s art at this time was very pessimistic and symbolic-expressionist. When he got married in 1908, he and his wife settled in the...
Description: Francesco Sartorelli (1856-1939) began his art career quite late, at the age of thirty-two. He had previously studied medicine, but abandoned it for a career as a flutist, which was then undermined by serious health issues. It was only then that he began to study painting. He was able to pursue his search for...
Description: Jan Matejko (1838-1893) studied at the School of Fine Arts in Krakow under Wojciech Kornel Stattler and Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, and then at the Munich Academy under Herman Anschütz. He debuted at the age of 16. He exhibited in Europe and America. He was a member of the Krakow Scientific Society, the Academy of Fine...
Description: Description: Émile Auguste Wéry (1868 – 1935) was a French artist who completed the Paris Académie Julian. For years he was friends with Henri Matisse, with whom in the 1890s they occupied neighboring studios in Paris. He regularly exhibited his works in the Salons Sociéte des Artistes Français, for which he was awarded. He...
Description: Ferdinand Willaert (1861-1938) was a Belgian artist born in Ghent. He graduated from the Academy in his hometown and then became a professor there. In the years 1890-1892 he made numerous trips to France, Spain and Morocco, where he was engaged in landscape painting. After returning to Belgium, he was a member of many...
