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Theodore Axentowicz, HOLY JORDAN

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Estimations: 8 529 - 14 926 EUR
68.7 x 95.6cm - watercolor, gouache, paper pasted on cardboard

Signed medr: T. Axentowicz



On the back number l.d. (in pencil): (575)





The featured watercolor is part of a series of paintings dedicated to the folk customs of the Hutsul people. The paintings depicting the Feast of Jordan (1893, 1895; collections of the MNP and the MNW) were very popular, which resulted in later replicas and variants painted by Axentowicz in oils, watercolors, or pastels. The above work depicts a procession of worshippers making its way to the water after a service in the church. The ceremony of holy water is celebrated in the Orthodox and Greek Catholic Church on Epiphany (Epiphany) Day, and is called "Jordan" by the memory of Christ's baptism. Its participants carry flags, candles and vessels into which they scoop water from the gaps in which the cross was immersed. The monochromatic landscape was enlivened by Axentowicz with colorful Hutsul costumes and banners.



Teodor Axentowicz (Brasov in Transylvania 1859 - Krakow 1938) - painter, pastelist, lithographer - was one of the most famous and respected Polish painters. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Gabriel Hackl, Alexander Wagner, Gyula Benczúr. He completed his studies in Paris, where he then stayed for several years. He participated in the Paris Salons; in 1890 he received membership in the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. During this time, he also made numerous trips to London. In 1895 he returned to Poland and settled permanently in Cracow, appointed professor of the School of Fine Arts there (from 1900 the Academy). He taught continuously at the academy until 1934, serving twice as rector (1910-11 and 1927-28). He was one of the founding members of the Society of Polish Artists "Art", a member of the Vienna "Secession" and a contributor to its magazine "Ver Sacrum". He was especially successful with idealized images of refined ladies and graceful children's portraits. He also painted genre paintings; he was one of the first painters of the Hutsul region and the Hutsul people. He created historical paintings and symbolic compositions related to the passage of time, transience and old age. In his early, Munich period, these were paintings maintained in the spirit of academic realism; his later work was influenced by 18th century English painting and the works of contemporary painters - Boldoni, Whistler, Sargent. His paintings are characterized by decorativeness, elegance, the freshness of a subtle range of colors and delicate Art Nouveau styling. Initially he painted in oil and watercolor, and after 1890 he primarily mastered the pastel technique. He was involved in illustration and lithography, and designed posters for "Art" exhibitions.

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11 December 2022 CET/Warsaw
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