Zofia KATARZYÑSKA-PRUSZKOWSKA (1887-1957), Portrait of a Woman (1944)
pastel, paper
60 x 43 cm
Signed and dated l.d.: ZOFJA PRUSZKOWSKA 1944
Painter, wife of Tadeusz Pruszkowski. She was educated at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts under Konrad Krzyzanowski (1904-1909), and from 1909-1913 continued her studies at the Académie Colarossi in Paris, and then in Italy. France and Italy she visited several more times. She was a member of TZSP, Ars Feminae, the International Federation of Professional Women, among others. Outside Poland, she exhibited in Amsterdam, London and New York. The subjects of her works were mostly portraits and flowers, which were characterized by subtle colors and a decorative approach. The artist's paintings are extremely rare at auctions.
