Size: 43.5 x 60 cm (in light of frame)
Signed p.d.: 'P.Stachiewicz .
on the reverse, at the bottom, a sticker of the Kazimierz Wojciechowski Salon of Works of Art in Cracow
Biography
Between 1877 and 1883 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow with J. Matejko and between 1883 and 1885 at the Academy in Munich with O. Seitz. He traveled to Italy, Palestine. He was president of 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.