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Wojciech Kossak (1856 Paris - 1942 Krakow), Saluting soldier, 1934

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Estimations: 8 407 - 12 611 EUR
oil/canvas
Size: 47 x 38 cm
signed and dated l.d.: 'Wojciech Kossak | 1934'.
inscribed by the author on the reverse: 'I affirm | authenticity | Wojciech Kossak', described on the painter's loom

Biography
He was the son and pupil of Juliusz Kossak, father of Jerzy, also a painter, as well as the poet Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska and the writer Magdalena Samozwaniec. He was educated at the Kraków School of Fine Arts, the Munich Academy and in Paris. In the years 1895-1902, he stayed mainly in Berlin, where he worked for Emperor William II; he also painted for the court of Franz Joseph II. He travelled extensively, including to Spain and Egypt. In his later years, he travelled to the United States several times and carried out portrait commissions. In 1913, he was appointed professor at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts. He was co-author of the panoramas: Raclawice (1893-94), Berezina (1895-96), Battle of the Pyramids (1901) and sketches for the unrealized Samosierra (1900) He was an unparalleled painter of battle and historical scenes. In them he glorified the Polish army: uhlans, cavalrymen, legionaries. He perfectly mastered the art of painting horses.

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The Kossak family
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Date
12 August 2022 CEST/Warsaw
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Estimations
8 407 - 12 611 EUR
Hammer price
10 089 EUR
Hammer price without Byuer's Premium
8 407 EUR
Overbid
126%
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The Kossak family
Date
12 August 2022 CEST/Warsaw
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