Alfons KARPIŃSKI (1875 - 1961), Yellow roses

Alfons KARPIŃSKI (1875 - 1961), Zółte róże / Yellow Roses
oil, cardboard
35 x 50 cm
Signed at the left edge in the center: a.Karpiński


Alfons Karpinski studied under Florian Cynk, Izydor Jablonski, Wladyslaw Luszczkiewicz and Leon Wyczolkowski at the School of Fine Arts in Cracow from 1891 to 1899, and then further studied under Anton Ažbé in Munich (1903), Kazimierz Pochwalski in Vienna, and from 1907 also in Paris. He traveled to Italy and London. He lived permanently in Cracow; associated with the local community centered around the "Green Balloon," he designed decorations for the cabaret's performances. He belonged to the Tow. of Polish Artists "Sztuka", the group "Zero", was a member of the Vienna association "Secesja" and the Cracow TPSP. He participated in many exhibitions at home and abroad. During World War I he served in the Austrian army. The artist's rich oeuvre includes early genre scenes from the countryside near Krakow, landscapes and portraits, among them especially female portraits, which brought him special popularity. In time, the main - besides portraiture - subject of his paintings became still lifes with flowers, decorative compositions with a subdued range of colors. The artist was also involved in printmaking and illustration.