Description: “For Maurice Chabas was a poet, a great poet, who lived a life teaching the beauty of the land”[1]. Maurice Chabas (1862-1947) was a French painter, brother of Paul Chabas. He began with symbolism, then became fascinated with neo-impressionism, synthetism and abstractionism. He inherited his passion for painting from his father, Oscar. From 1883...
Description: Olga Boznańska’s (1865-1940) education started with private drawing lessons, followed by attending the Baraniecki Course for Women 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 her visits to European museums, where she was amazed by Velázquez,...
Description: Teodor Axentowicz (1859-1938) gained fame as a portrait painter. This subject of representation idealy fit into his work. Young ladies from higher circles willingly posed for the renowned artist, who was accepted in Parisian salons, and who was equally enthusiastic about accepting these commissions. On the other hand, this allowed Axentowicz to focus on...
Description: Alois Erdtelt (1851-1911) was a German artist. He came from a peasant family and received his first lessons from a house painter. He studied at the Berlin Academy, his mentor was Carl Steffeck, then from 1874 to 1879 at the Munich Academy with Wilhelm von Diez. In his work he dealt with landscape painting...
Description: Kazimierz Sichulski (1879-1943) graduated from Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. In 1904 he traveled around Europe, familiarizing himself with the contemporary art trends. In 1905 he visited Huculszczyzna, which became an inspiration for his work. While crossing the Carpathian mountains, he willingly portrayed the local mountaineers. This resulted, among other things, in three images...
Description: Joseph Pankiewicz (1866-1940) studied at the Warsaw Drawing Class of Wojciech Gerson and Aleksander Kamiński from 1884 to 1885. Thanks to a scholarship, he and Władysław Podkowiński studied at the Academy in St. Petersburg. After returning to the country, the two artists rented a studio in Warsaw. Since 1889, the artists have traveled around...
Description: Pierre Waidmann (1860-1937) was a French painter and sculptor. He also designed applied art. Hence, in addition to his paintings, his works in the field of crafts, including furniture and ceramics, occupy an important place. In the 1880s, he studied landscape painting under Louis Français in Paris. At the same time, he practiced in...
Description: The painting transports us to the Côtes-d’Armor department of Brittany (formerly called Côtes-du-Nord). The titular town is situated on the edge of the Trieux River estuary, a few kilometers from where it flows into the La Manche canal. Thanks to this, the port located there is the only one in the region naturally protected...
Description: Alexander Kotsis (1836-1877) attended the School of Fine Arts in Krakow between 1850 and 1860. The scholarships he received allowed him to make numerous trips abroad, including to Vienna, where he continued his studies at the Academy in the Historical Painting Department. He often returned to the Polish mountains, which became one of his...
Description: Tadeusz Pruszkowski (1888-1942) studied in Paris, Munich, and the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. He painted moody, pastel landscapes, of which a study of an orchard at different times of day and year was repeated multiple times. In his work, he combined light and color searches with symbolism. Tadeusz Pruszkowski painted many moody,...
Description: Max Slevogt (1868-1932) was a German painter and graphic artist, a representative of Berlin Impressionism. He studied at the Munich Academy with Johann Herterich and Wilhelm von Diez and then trained at the Julian Academy in Paris. He chose Edouard Manet as his spiritual guide. He was a member of the Berlin Secession society....
Description: Paul Bruno Hetze (1866-1901) was a German artist specializing in portraiture and landscape painting. From 1889 he studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. From Johann Caspar Herterich’s workshop he acquired an interest in nature observation, and from Wilhelm von Diez’s workshop for colorism. From 1895 he exhibited at numerous shows in Munich,...
