Dimensions: 86 x 150.5 cm
signed l.d.: 'Włodzimierz Tetmajer'.
on the painting's loom a paper auction sticker
Origin
Agra-Art auction house, May 2004
private collection, Poland
Biography
He was the half-brother of the poet Kazimierz. Painter, graphic artist and poet. He graduated in philosophy and philology from the Jagiellonian University. In 1882-1886 he continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow with W. Łuszczkiewicz, F. Cynk and L. Löffer and in 1889-1895 with J. Matejko. He supplemented his studies in Munich from 1886 to 1889 with A. Wagner and in Paris and Vienna (with C. Griepenkerkel). In 1980 he married A. Mikolajczykówna; in 1895 he settled in Bronowice, a village near Cracow. He belonged to the TAP "Art" and the "Zero" group. Since 1901, he ran a painting school for women. He painted mainly genre scenes, often depicting the folklore of Podkarpackie villages. He also created polychromes, in which he combined a folk motif with Art Nouveau styling. He also illustrated books and designed stained glass windows.
