Trepka Józef Nekanda- Piotr Stachiewicz.Silhouette.(Contemporary Polish Painting series)[Krakow 1912].

Kraków 1912/ Published by J.Czernecki in Wieliczka/ notebook VI/15x22.5cm/s.18/18 plates with color reproductions, portrait of the artist in front of the text/ booklet binding, publisher/ very good condition, lightly soiled first four pages

Piotr Stachiewicz studied with Jan Matejko at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in 1877-83 and with Otto Seitz at the Academy in Munich in 1883-85. He traveled to Italy, Palestine. He was president of the TPSP in Cracow for many years. The subjects of his works were genre scenes, religious scenes and portraits of young girls. His some paintings are sometimes characterized by touches of realism. He also worked as an illustrator for "Trilogy" and "Quo vadis" by Sienkiewicz, among others. He used oil and pastel techniques. [source:desa.pl]