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At the Piano

Konrad Krzyzanowski

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Basic information
ID
Ж-3674
Author
Konrad Krzyzanowski
Name
At the Piano
Date of creation
1914
Technique
oil painting
Material
canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
160 x 150
Additionally
Type
painting
Genre
genre art
Provenance
Received as a result of an exchange with the Lithuanian State Art Museum in Vilnius, 1959
Exposition
Lozinski Palace
Information about author
Author
Konrad Krzyzanowski
Artist's lifetime
1872–1922
Country
russian empire, Poland
Biography
Konrad Krzyzanowski (February 15, 1872, Kremenchuk – May 25, 1922, Warsaw) was a Polish and Ukrainian painter. He was a representative of early Expressionism, a portraitist, a caricaturist, an illustrator, and an educator. He also headed a private art school in Warsaw.
Object description
Konrad Krzyzanowski, born in Ukraine, is considered one of the most prominent figures of the Warsaw art circle. His most outstanding works were portraits. Working under the influence of modernism, the artist created portraits of a symbolic-expressive nature, employing a rich colour palette and exquisite technique. In his compositions, the piano or grand piano often resonates. While in the artist's early paintings, the musical instrument played a dominant role, in the 1914 canvas, it is a secondary object. Almost half of the composition is occupied by two women sitting at the piano. One of them – the one closer to the viewer – is in a white dress, playing the keys with inspiration. The other woman listens dreamily to the music. The man depicted to their left, dressed in a black tailcoat and sitting in a red armchair, listens intently to the chords. The colour-balanced and well-planned composition is executed with lively and bold brushstrokes.
Inscriptions
In the lower right, the author's signature and date: "Konrad Krzyżanowski 1914".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

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