Tadeusz (father) CIEŚLEWSKI (1870-1956), Narrow Danube

Tadeusz (father) CIEŚLEWSKI (1870-1956), Wąski Dunaj / Narrow Danube
watercolor, paper
40 x 54 cm
Signed p.d.: T.Cieślewski

Father of Tadeusz Cieślewski - graphic artist and art critic. He studied painting at the Warsaw Drawing School under Wojciech Gerson and Kauzik. In 1895-96 he studied in Paris at the Academie Vitti and with Edmond Aman-Jean and Robert Collin. In 1898 he received a silver medal for a series of postcards on Warsaw. In 1928 and 1951 he received the Warsaw City Prize. He painted in oil, tempera, gouache, pastel and watercolor techniques. The subjects of his works were landscapes, portraits and still lifes. Very often he painted the architecture and monuments of Warsaw. His works can be seen in the National Museums in Warsaw and Poznan, among others.