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Portrait of a Lady With Fauns (Portrait of the Artist's Wife with Two Fauns)

Jacek Malczewski

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Basic information
ID
Ж-1856
Author
Jacek Malczewski
Name
Portrait of a Lady With Fauns (Portrait of the Artist's Wife with Two Fauns)
Date of creation
1905
Country
Poland
Technique
oil painting
Material
eternit oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
119 x 85
Additionally
Type
painting
Genre
portraiture mythological painting
Provenance
Collection of E. Reiter
Exposition
Lozinski Palace
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 portrait of a woman in a green dress who is depicted in left-hand profile. The woman sits on a backed chair with her hands on her knees; she holds flowers in her left hand. The woman has fair hair embedded in a high hairstyle; there is a round earring in her ear. Below on either side of the painting, there are two bearded fauns with musical instruments in their hands; their mouths are open, as if they are singing. In the upper right corner there is the painter's signature: “J. Malczewski/1905”.
Inscriptions
At the top right there is an author's inscription "J. Malczewski/1905".
Portrayed person
The name of the person portrayed
Maria Malczewska (Gralewska), a wife of Jacek Malczewski since 1887
Lifetime of the person portrayed
1866–1945

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