Portrait of Piotr Dobrzanski with a Self-Caricature of Jacek Malczewski

Jacek Malczewski

Basic information

ID: Ж-84
Author: Jacek Malczewski
Name: Portrait of Piotr Dobrzanski with a Self-Caricature of Jacek Malczewski
Date of creation: 1895
Country: Poland
Technique: oil painting
Material: canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 69.5 x 78.5

Additionally

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

Information about author

Author: Jacek Malczewski
Artist's lifetime: 1854–1929
Country: Poland
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

The work depicts a waist portrait of an elderly bald man with a dark red beard and moustache, leaning on the back of a chair. He is wearing a black frock coat with a green tint, a white waistcoat, and a black tie. He has a yellow dandelion with a long stem in his left buttonhole and a white handkerchief in his top pocket. The man's concentrated and thoughtful gaze is directed downwards. To his left and behind him, probably on the reverse side of the painting in a wide frame, there is a caricature of the artist Jacek Malczewski shown at his easel, which appears to have been drawn carelessly in pencil. Above it is the artist's signature.

Inscriptions

At the top left of the image is the author's signature: "J. Malczewski 95".

Portrayed person

The name of the person portrayed: Piotr Hubal-Dobrzanski (Piotr Hubal-Dobrzański). A close friend of Jacek Malczewski, lawyer, philanthropist, art critic, and collector.
Lifetime of the person portrayed: 1845–1925

Legal regulation

Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

Portrait of Piotr Dobrzanski with a Self-Caricature of Jacek Malczewski

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