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Boys' Heads (a study)

Jacek Malczewski

Basic information

ID: Ж-2117
Author: Jacek Malczewski
Name: Boys' Heads (a study)
Date of creation: 1905
Country: Poland
Technique: oil painting
Material: canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 46 x 99.5

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: portraiture
Provenance: the Lubomirski collection

Information about author

Author: Jacek Malczewski
Artist's lifetime: 1854–1929
Biography: Jacek Malczewski (July 14, 1854, Radom, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire – October 8, 1929, Krakow, Republic of Poland) was an outstanding artist and one of the most prominent representatives of Polish Symbolism. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Krakow, where his teacher was Jan Matejko. The artist participated in an archeological expedition to Pamphylia, Pisidia, and Greece, which was organized by Count Karol Lanckoronski. He also visited Munich and Italy. Jacek Malczewski was one of the founders of the art union "Sztuka" ("Art"). The artist's creative heritage includes landscapes and portraiture, symbolic compositions, interpretations of religious themes, and numerous self-portraits in various images.

Object description

The work resembling a watercolor drawing depicts three positions of the boy's head on a clear background. The head to the left is shown in the left-hand profile; the head in the center is turned three quarters to the left, and the head to the right is depicted full face.

Inscriptions

At the bottom right of the painting there is an inscription "J. Malczewski 1905"

Boys' Heads (a study)

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