Wojciech Kossak (1856 Paris - 1942 Krakow), River
Oil, cardboard, dimensions 24.0 x 28.0 cm, frame dimensions 41 x 46 cm
Signed l. d.: W. KossakThe works will be available for viewing on 10.12.2022 (Saturday) from 11.00 - 17.00 at the Antiquarian bookshop at 25 Emilia Plater Street, 00-688 Warsaw.
Biography
Wojciech Kossak (1856 Paris - 1942 Krakow) - widely known painter, seen primarily as a great battle painter. The son and pupil of Juliusz Kossak, he was educated at the Cracow School of Fine Arts, the Munich Academy and in Paris. In 1895-1902 he stayed mainly in Berlin, working for Kaiser Wilhelm II. He traveled, including to Spain and Egypt, where he made sketches for intended panoramas. In later years, he traveled to the United States several times performing portrait commissions. In 1913 he was appointed professor at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts. He painted dynamic battle scenes, historical scenes, genre scenes and numerous portraits. He was fond of painting horses. His paintings, glorifying the Polish army and the heroism of soldiers, both ancient and contemporary to the artist, appealed to the patriotic feelings of the public and were immensely popular.