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Composition with a Female Figure

Jacek Malczewski

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Basic information
ID
Г-I-836
Author
Jacek Malczewski
Name
Composition with a Female Figure
Country
Poland
Technique
watercolor
Material
paper watercolor pencil
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
31.5 x 21.9
Additionally
Type
graphic art
Genre
narrative art
Provenance
Collection of Lviv Museum of Ukrainian Art
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
This is a multi-figure composition, in the center of which there is a full-length sketch of a female figure dressed in a wide long cloak with a poke bonnet on her head. The woman's gaze is directed at the viewer, and her palms are brought together at the chest level. To her left there is a group of angels, in the foreground of which there is a profile of a kneeling angel. To the right of the female figure there is a sketch of a figure standing on his or her knees with the arms folded in prayer.
Inscriptions
At the bottom of the painting there is an inscription "Potwierdzam autentyczność /Wlastimil Hofman/Ze spuścizny Mojego Męża Jacka Malczewskiego/Maria Malczewska"

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