Odo Dobrowolski (1883 Chernivtsi - 1917 Kiev), Teka Lviv

lithograph/paper
Dimensions: 42 x 30.5 cm
each print signed and dated on the plate
contains 10 lithographs, counting the lithographic cover; includes the following works: 1) Cover, 2) Church of the Bernardine Fathers, 3) St. Mary's Square, 4) General view of Lviv, 5) Church of the Carmelites, 6) St. George's Church, 7) University and Church of St. Nicholas, 9) Governorship, 10) View of City Hall (Boim Chapel), 11) Seym.

State of preservation
unframed works

Biography
Remarkably gifted yet underappreciated Lvov painter. He began his artistic studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, probably as a free student. From 1908 to 1910 he stayed in Paris, under the tutelage of Jan Styka. From there he moved briefly to Munich. After returning to Poland, he settled in Lviv. There he made a large decorative painting in oil technique for the interior of Gabriela Zapolska's pastry shop "Dworek" in Lviv, depicting the city court. In 1912 he took part in an exhibition of sketches of the Lviv Literary and Artistic Circle. In 1914 he published a series of color autolithographs "Lviv", containing views of the city. In June 1915 he left for Russia. He left behind a considerable number of works, mainly small format watercolors, gouaches, pastels and ink sketches. These are mainly landscapes with architectural motifs, very atmospheric, often with symbolic meaning. Such include works from the period of his stay in Paris, such as St. Chapelle, Nôtre Dame, Eiffel Tower, views from the Seine. Dobrowolski's works are in the collections of the National Museum in Cracow, the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, the National Library in Warsaw and the Lviv Picture Gallery, among others.