Marian Nowicki, Lancer and Girl. Oil/dielecta, 34 x 49 cm (light framed)
Signed: 'Marjan Nowicki'(1904 Kawęczyn - 1939 Gusen). The author studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in 1931-1935 and in the studios of Władysław Jarocki, Józef Mehoffer and Ignacy Pieńkowski. He worked under Wojciech Kossak. He created paintings in which motifs of horses, carriages, wedding processions and battle themes recurred. He died during World War II, in the Gusen concentration camp.