ZAKRZEWSKI Władysław (1903 - 1944), Church of St. Peter and St. Paul.

Church of St. Peter and St. Paul.

Etching, signed on the plate: "RYT ZAKRZEWSKI". Graphic from the portfolio: "Zabytki Krakowa w miedziorytach W. Zakrzewskiego". B. r. (193?). Dimensions: 24.2 x 20.6 cm (in frame behind glass: 47 x 36 cm).
Good condition. Władysław Zakrzewski, Polish painter and graphic artist. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow under Wladyslaw Jarocki and Jozef Pankiewicz, and studied printmaking under Jan Wojnarski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He practiced metal techniques (copperplate, etching, aquatint) single and multi-color. The most common themes of his works were the architecture of Polish cities, seaside and Silesian landscapes. He made a number of thematic series: Teka Śląska, Teka Morska, Warsaw, Lviv, Bielsko, Zaolzie, Krakow; he is also the author of many ex-librises. He died on October 25, 1944 in Cracow, murdered in the street by a German patrol. 9254/5