Wyczółkowski L. - St. Mary's Church, lithograph, 1915 [trial print].

St. Mary's Church from the side of the market square, from the tower of the former city hall.
At the bottom of the sheet, on the right side, signature in pencil: LWycz, below no : 11.
Original autolithography in pen, on cream tint. Sample print of the print (condition before the signature was added to the plate) prepared for inclusion in the 1915 Krakow portfolio. Framed.

Wyczółkowski Leon ( 1852- 1936) one of the most outstanding Polish painters and printmakers. He received his first education at the Drawing School of Wojciech Gerson. He studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts (1875-77) under Wagner and Piloty and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (1877-79) under Jan Matejko. He traveled extensively, which was reflected in his artwork. He was a co-founder of the Society of Polish Artists "Art". He taught at both the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (1895-1911) and Warsaw (from 1934).
Size in light passe-partout: 31.2 x 21.5 cm (prints 20.7 x 16 cm)
Bibliography. Grońska M., Graphics in book, portfolio and album, Ossolineum, 1994, item 624.