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Jan Matejko (Krakow 1838 - Krakow 1893),drawing-Palace scene and figure sketch

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Estimations: 2 343 - 4 685 EUR

20x12,5 cm light frame pencil on paper, signed at the bottom with monogram JM .Drawing divided into two scenes: the upper part depicts a palace scene, the lower sketch of figures.

Private collection - the drawing was purchased from the great-granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Serafińska, who ran the museum in the Manor House in Wisnicz.

Mrs. Leonarda Serafińska was the sister of Jan Matejko's wife, and the Manor House in Wisnicz now houses the museum of Master Jan Matejko.

Jan Matejko (Krakow 1838 - Krakow 1893) - the most prominent Polish historical painter; he began his painting studies under W. Łuszczkiewicz and W. K. Stattler at the Krakow School of Fine Arts (1852-1858). He then studied at the Munich Academy under H. Anschütz (1859) and for two months at the Vienna Academy under C. Ruben (1860). After his studies he lived and worked in Cracow. In 1873 he took over as director of the School of Fine Arts there, holding this position until his death. He traveled extensively - he made numerous trips to Paris (in 1865-1880), Vienna (1866-1888), in 1872 he was in Constantinople, and a year later in Prague and Budapest, he also visited Italy (1878-1879 and 1883). He was a member of numerous academies and art societies, including the Académie des Beaux-Arts (1873) and the French Institute (1874) in Paris, the Berlin Academy of Art (1874), the Raphael Academy in Urbino (1878) and the Künstlersgenossenschaft in Vienna (1888). He became a member of the Scientific Society of Cracow in 1864, and received an honorary doctorate of philosophy from Jagiellonian University in 1887. He was the creator of great and well-known canvases, including the Sermon of Skarga, Rejtan, the Union of Lublin, Batory at Pskov, the Battle of Grunwald, the Prussian Homage and Kosciuszko at Raclawice. He also painted portraits and, less frequently, religious or genre scenes. Drawing played an important role in his work - the artist produced, among other things, the album Ubiory w Polsce od 1200 do 1795 and the drawing series Poczet królów i książąt polskich. In 1889-1891, together with a team of students, he worked on the polychrome of St. Mary's Church in Cracow. The painter's family home, on Florianska Street in Krakow, has housed a museum dedicated to him since 1898 - the Matejko House (a branch of the MNK).

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New Year's Art Auction( Painting,Graphics,Sculpture,Applied Art)
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19 January 2025 CET/Warsaw
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1 640 EUR
Estimations
2 343 - 4 685 EUR
Hammer price
3 233 EUR
Hammer price without Byuer's Premium
2 694 EUR
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197%
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New Year's Art Auction( Painting,Graphics,Sculpture,Applied Art)
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