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Portrait of Two Young Men

Jacek Malczewski

Basic information

ID: Ж-2647
Author: Jacek Malczewski
Name: Portrait of Two Young Men
Date of creation: 1899
Country: Poland
Technique: oil painting
Material: plywood
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 31.7 x 23.5

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: portraiture
Provenance: the Lubomirski collection
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 knee-length image of two men. On the left there is a man with a mustache, who is dressed in a blue military uniform. The man on the right, who also has a mustache, is dressed in a gray jacket.

Inscriptions

At the bottom right there is an author's inscription and date "1889/J. Malczewski".

Portrait of Two Young Men

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