Description
Oil, board; 25.5 x 35.5 cm
Signed p. d. Balzukiewicz / 1894
Jozef BALZUKIEWICZ
1866 - 1915 Vilnius
Painter, son of woodcarver Wincenty, brother of sculptor Boleslaw. He studied at the municipal drawing school in Vilna. In 1887-93 he studied a St. Petersburg academy under B. Willerwald. For three years he was a teacher of drawing at the gymnasium in Cherepovice. Later he headed the Vilnius technical school of drawing and painting for craftsmen. He was one of the founders of the Vilnius Art Society. He painted religious paintings for churches, less frequently landscapes and portraits. He readily used watercolor, pastels and pen to create genre scenes. He was also involved in restoration of paintings,
Asking price 3000
Estimate 4000 - 4500
