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Alley in Autumn (a study)

Jacek Malczewski

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Basic information
ID
Ж-3769
Author
Jacek Malczewski
Name
Alley in Autumn (a study)
Technique
oil painting
Material
cardboard oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
32.5 x 24.5
Additionally
Type
painting
Genre
symbolic art
Provenance
Purchased from a private individual
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
An image of the road was frequent in the paintings by Jacek Malczewski; it fully reproduces the life's philosophy of the artist and his constant search for ways to depict philosophical reflections on the complex issues of human existence, man's place in material and spiritual progress, good and evil, as well as life and death. In the works by Jacek Malczewski, there is a constant metaphor for a man's earthly journey, aspirations, and searches. In this work, the artist contrasts the figure of a young woman with the autumn landscape. A small and almost monochrome human figure looks lost among the bright colours of nature that surround it. The terracotta leaves falling from the trees give dynamism to the work, and the woman, on the contrary, takes a step forward toward the viewer with her eyes closed.
Inscriptions
At the bottom left of the painting, there is an inscription "J. Malczewski"
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

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