From a Journey to the East: A Well / Older Man / Head of an Older Bedouin

Franciszek Tepa

Basic information

ID: Г-V-968
Author: Franciszek Tepa
Name: From a Journey to the East: A Well / Older Man / Head of an Older Bedouin
Technique: drawing
Material: tissue paper paper pencil Indian ink pen
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 32.5 x 26

Additionally

Type: graphic art
Provenance: Lviv Historical Museum

Information about author

Author: Franciszek Tepa
Artist's lifetime: 1828–1889
Country: Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Biography: The artist and graphic designer Franciszek Tepa was born in 1828 in Lviv. He received his initial artistic education from Jan Maszkowski. He continued his studies at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts under Ferdinand Waldmuller and later at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts under Wilhelm von Kaulbach. In the circle of Lviv romanticists during the 1840s and 1850s, influenced by French painting, the theme of the East became popular. After completing his education at the academies in Vienna and Munich, Franciszek Tepa travelled for two years through Greece, Egypt, and Palestine. His fascination with Eastern themes was expressed in paintings and watercolours. In the 1850s, the artist studied in Paris. In 1858, after returning from Paris, he settled in Lviv. He then created a series of works on everyday themes for Count Wlodzimierz Dzieduszycki. He passed away in 1889 in Lviv.

Object description

а) Irrigation system "Oasis Well". In the background of the hilly terrain, an eastern well with two buckets is depicted. The second one is shown in cross-section down to the source.
b) On the lower right, there is a half-length image of an elder in profile facing right. He is portrayed with an ascetic face, a beard, and messy hair.
c) The head of an older Bedouin with a beard and a turban turned ¾ to the left.

Inscriptions

On the front side at the bottom in pencil: "№ 1831". On the left is a cipher: "№ Г-V-968".

Legal regulation

Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery