Description: Wlastimil Hofman (1881-1970), an artist with a foreign-sounding name, dedicated his life and creativity to Poland. His mother was Polish and his father was Czech. Over time he polish his name from Vlastimil Hoffmann to Wlastimil Hofman. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris....
Description: Lucien Simon (1861-1945) belonged to the group of French painters. He studied in Paris with Didier and Robert-Fleury at the Académie Julian. He was mainly interested in portrait and religious representations. Together with Charles Cottet and Andrè Dauchez (his brother-in-law, a Breton painter) they formed the “black school of painting” – La Bande Noire....
Description: Rudolf Thost (1868-1921) was a German-born painter. He studied at the Academy in Dresden, Karlsruhe and Stuttgart. He painted portraits, still lifes, church interiors and landscapes. His works were most often exhibited in Munich. Description of the painting: A tree-lined avenue leads to houses in the distance. Their roofs, as well as the branches...
Description: Joseph Rapacki (1871-1929) studied in Warsaw’s Drawing Class under Wojciech Gerson, then in the Krakow School of Fine Arts from 1887 to 1888. In 1888-1889 he studied in Friedrich Fehr’s private school in Munich. After returning from a trip to Europe, he settled in Warsaw, then in Krakow. For years he exhibited his works...
Description: Henri Ibels (1867-1936) after completing his studies at the École des Arts Décoratifs and the Académie Julian in Paris, the artist joined Paul Sérusier’s group of Nabis, or “prophets of neo-traditional art”, in 1889. He actively participated in their exhibitions and in the search for new forms of expression that aimed to revive symbolic...
Description: Jules Adler (1865-1952) studied at the Paris École des Arts Décoratifs, later the Académie Julian. He painted landscapes, and was best known for his realistic scenes of Parisian workers and steelworkers from Creusot, as well as fishermen and peasants from Brittany. His work was characterized by a nearly naturalistic reportage and photographic frames showing...
Description: Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929) had a love for art and romantic literature, particularly the poetry of Juliusz Słowacki, which he inherited from his family. He came from a noble, albeit impoverished, family. His father, Julian, supported him in pursuing a career in painting. The events of 1863 – the January Uprising and subsequent repression –...
Description: Emile Auguste Wéry (1868-1935) was a French artist who graduated from the Académie Julian in Paris. For years, he was friends with Henri Matisse, who occupied neighboring studios in Paris in the 1890s. He regularly exhibited his works at the Salon des Artistes Français, where he was awarded. He worked in the naturalism style,...
Description: Joan Roig i Soler (1852-1909) was a Catalan painter who initiated the Luminism in Spanish painting. He studied in Barcelona, Rome, and Paris. He was one of the founders of the Sitges School of Landscapists, which was devoted to Luminism. He regularly exhibited his works at national and international exhibitions, achieving numerous successes. In...
Description: Robert Weise (1870 – 1923) studied in Stuttgart, Dusseldorf and Paris. For years he traveled through Europe looking for artistic inspiration. From 1914 to 1918, he taught at the Kunstschule in Weimar. He was a member and co-founder of the Munich artists’ association Die Scholle, in which influences of Jugendstil, symbolism and naturalism merged....
Description: Stanisław Wyspiański (1869-1907) had a major influence on the formation of his original and recognizable style of art, which was shaped by his studies with Jan Matejko in Krakow, his travels, and a several year stay in Paris with his friend, Józef Mehoffer. He was particularly impressed by his exposure to the works of...
Description: Kazimierz Sichulski (1879-1943) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. In 1904 he traveled around Europe, getting to know contemporary artistic trends. In 1905 he arrived in Huculszczyzna, which became an inspiration for his work. Traveling through the Carpathian foothills, he often portrayed the local highlanders. This resulted, among other things, in...
