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Sunflowers

Jan Stanislawski

Basic information

ID: Ж-268
Author: Jan Stanislawski
Name: Sunflowers
Date of creation: 1903
Technique: oil painting
Material: cardboard oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 32.3 x 23.7

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: landscape
Provenance: Collection of Lviv City Gallery

Information about author

Author: Jan Stanislawski
Artist's lifetime: 1860–1907
Country: russian empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Biography: Jan Stanislawski (June 24, 1860, Vilshana, Cherkasy region, Ukraine – January 6, 1907, Krakow, Kingdom of Poland) was a prominent Impressionist painter, graphic artist, educator, professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, and co-founder of the Society of Polish Artists "Sztuka". He led the Krakow School of Landscape Painting ("Stanislawski School"). He studied mathematics at the University of Warsaw and the Petersburg Technological Institute. Later, he became interested in painting and enrolled in the Drawing School in Warsaw (a painting class under W. Gerson). Then, he studied at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts under W. Luszczkiewicz (1883–1885). Later, he refined his skills at art studios in Paris (1885–1888). From 1888 to 1895, he travelled through France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic. Jan Stanislawski's artistic work was significantly linked to Ukraine. The artist visited his homeland every year and dedicated numerous works to it. His canvases feature landscapes of Kyiv, Bila Tserkva, Kaniv, and other Ukrainian cities. He was a member of the pedagogical council of the Kyiv Drawing School of Mykola Murashko. His students and followers included Ukrainian artists Mykola Burachek, Ivan Trush, Oleksa Novakivskyi, and others. Jan Stanislawski is known for his atmospheric landscapes, mostly of small size, characterised by an unfinished sketch-like quality that imparts a distinctive expressiveness to his works. He painted Polish and Ukrainian landscapes featuring cottages, churches, fields, and gardens. He worked in graphic arts and designed posters, Krakow nativity scenes (verteps), and theatrical decorations. The artist's works are preserved in Krakow, Warsaw, Kyiv, and Lviv museums.

Object description

The work is a study depicting a field of sunflowers against the backdrop of a heavy, dark purple sky. On the ground beneath the plants are bright blue shadows. The author's succinct landscapes, created with colour patches, demonstrate how the artist could perfectly capture a moment in time with just a few brushstrokes.

Inscriptions

On the lower left is the author's signature: "Jan Stanisławski".

Legal regulation

Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

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