Nephews

Jacek Malczewski

Basic information

ID: Ж-2140
Author: Jacek Malczewski
Name: Nephews
Date of creation: 1878
Country: Poland
Technique: oil painting
Material: canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 109.8 x 140

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
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

Three boys sitting at the table are depicted against the background of the tapestry. On the left, the child shown in the right-hand profile is holding an open book in his hands. The youngest one depicted in full face is sitting in the middle, with his left hand on the table. The middle boy in a green suit and slightly turned to the left is standing to the right, leaning on the table. All of them are painted with thoughtful facial expressions.

Legal regulation

Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

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