Stanislaw JAKUBOWSKI (1885-1964), Perepłut - from the portfolio "Gods of the Slavs", 1933

"Gods of the Slavs-The Gods of the Slavs-Le Dieux des Slaves". Cracow 1933
Woodcut, cardboard; 15 x 15 cm (clear passe-partout).
Glosa: Stanisław Jakubowski - graphic artist, painter. Initially studied at the School of Wood Industry in Stanislawow (sculpture department), and between 1907 and 1912 studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (under Teodor Axentowicz, Stanislaw Dębicki, Leon Wyczolkowski, among others), from 1912 a teacher in secondary education, from 1946 a lecturer, then an associate professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. From about 1914 he was mainly engaged in artistic printmaking, a master of woodcut, also practiced metal techniques, author of about a thousand engravings, moreover, a prolific utility printmaker, an expert in ornament and Slavic themes.
Lit.: "Słownik artystów polskich ...", T. 3, pp. 185-187; Maria Grońska, "Graphics in book, portfolio and album. Polish artistic and bibliophilic publications from 1899-1945", Wrocław-Warszawa-Kraków 1994, item 282.