In Front of the Inn

Jacek Malczewski

Basic information

ID: Ж-948
Author: Jacek Malczewski
Name: In Front of the Inn
Country: Poland
Technique: oil painting
Material: canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 48 x 63.5

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: genre art
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 is a rectangular horizontal composition. It depicts a group of girls and young men in Polish attire on a snowy road near an inn. There is a festive atmosphere among them, and the small window of the inn glows brightly. This genre scene with a rural theme is meant to showcase folk costumes and moments of leisure and entertainment of that time.

Legal regulation

Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

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