Collection

Landscape with Two Figures

Jacek Malczewski

  • Landscape with Two Figures 2
  • Landscape with Two Figures 3
Basic information
ID
Г-V-1372
Author
Jacek Malczewski
Name
Landscape with Two Figures
Date of creation
1897
Country
Poland
Technique
drawing
Material
Indian ink brush paper
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
21 x 33.9
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 minimalist composition, in which the winter garden serves as a background. The artist made several sketches of trees with bare branches. A long and low house with two windows but without a roof is depicted in the distance. In the foreground there is a road and two human figures; the taller figure is depicted from the back in a movement to the right; the head of the figure is turned to the right to a smaller figure (apparently a child), which is dressed in warm clothes and depicted in a counter-movement to the left.
Inscriptions
At the bottom right of the painting there is an inscription "97/J Malczewski, на звороті напис: Potwierdzam autentyczność /Wlastimil Hofman"