Collection

Self-Portrait With Muse

Jacek Malczewski

Basic information

ID: Ж-1572
Author: Jacek Malczewski
Name: Self-Portrait With Muse
Date of creation: 1906
Country: Poland
Technique: oil painting
Material: plywood
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 72.7 x 92

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: portraiture
Provenance: Collection of Lviv Museum of Ukrainian Art
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

An artist with a palette and brushes is depicted under a sprawling tree. To his left there is a woman dressed in a blue cape and a dark skirt with white stripes.

Inscriptions

At the bottom right there is an author's inscription "J. Malczewski/1906".

Self-Portrait With Muse

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