Signed p. d.: S. Żukowski | 1933.
On the reverse, on the upper loom strip, illegible inscription in ink; next to it (in black paint): N. 7. S. Joukovsky(Varsovie); on the lower loom strip (in black paint): S. Zhukovsky; also on the canvas dedication (in ink): To dear Halusia and Wiesa | on the day of promotion to | p.p. Colonel | July 14, 1951 | from MAMA and DADDY | SŁUBICKICH. | WARSAW
Stanislaw Zhukowski is one of the most important Polish landscape painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He painted landscapes directly from nature, preferring bright, saturated colors. Influenced by Impressionism, the artist attached great importance to light, which he used very skillfully, while operating freely with color. His landscapes seem very real and vivid, full of air and space. He often used not only classical landscapes, but also old mansions and aristocratic estates. Zhukovsky-impressionist, tried in his paintings to capture the world, its changeability, and fleeting impressions of what he saw in nature. He often painted outdoors, using thick, dynamic brushstrokes. He depicted nature in transitional states, focusing on the changes of seasons and times of day. He depicted both dusk and dawn, as well as autumn and spring breakthroughs with extraordinary mastery.
(ЖУКОВСКИЙ Станислав Юлианович)
Stanislav Zhukovsky (Jędrychowice near Grodno 1875 - Pruszków 1944) - landscape painter; studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture from 1892 to 1901, including under Sergei Korovin, Abram Archipov and Isaak Levitan. After his studies, he remained in Russia. From 1896 he participated in the exhibitions of the Society of Peripheral Artists; in 1907 he received the title of academician. From 1923 he lived permanently in Warsaw, where he exhibited many times at the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts. He was primarily an accomplished landscape painter; he also painted interiors and, less frequently, portraits. His paintings, always highly regarded, were repeatedly awarded medals at exhibitions - including Autumn Evening, which was awarded a gold medal at an international exhibition in Munich in 1912. While in Russia, the artist usually signed his works in Cyrillic, later in Latin alphabet. Many of his paintings are in Polish museum collections and in museums in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Minsk. A catalog of the artist's known works is included in a richly illustrated monograph, by M.U.Gorelov[Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovskiy, Moscow 1982].
