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Portrait of Helena Karczewska, the Artist's Sister

Jacek Malczewski

Basic information

ID: Ж-530
Author: Jacek Malczewski
Name: Portrait of Helena Karczewska, the Artist's Sister
Date of creation: c.1893
Country: Poland
Technique: oil painting
Material: cardboard
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 23 x 13.8

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: portraiture
Provenance: Collection of Lviv City Gallery
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

A middle-aged woman is depicted in the center of the work. The woman is shown in the right-hand profile to the viewer; she supports her head with her left hand. She is wearing a dress. Behind the woman there is a path leading to a fence, behind which houses and trees are depicted.

Portrayed person

The name of the person portrayed: Helena Karczewska
Lifetime of the person portrayed: 1859–1933

Portrait of Helena Karczewska, the Artist's Sister

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