Postshelcim in # art • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readInvesting in Polish artOlga Boznańska, Portrait of Helena Kurpiel-Łękawska , 1900 Don't get me wrong. I am not trying to convince you it is the right thing to do with your money now. If you did not do so before, you probably missed huge opportunity. Polish art is still relatively little known and at the same time many Polish artists worked in France or Germany in…helcim in # polish • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readJacek Malczewski's Siberian ExilesIf you don't know this artist you don't have to worry. He had only couple of exhibitions outside Poland and there are no works by him in the most famous world collections. Yet, he's worth investigating. Not just because the prices for his paintings are on the rise. He did not paint to glorify the rich and powerful, but devoted his life to show…helcim in # polish • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readMaria Podlewska, SelfportraitMaria Podlewska, Selfportrait, 1897helcim in # polish • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readThe Studio of Franciszek ŻmurkoThe only serious article devoted to Żmurko recently was written by Dariusz Konstantynów and is available online . Its author devotes a large paragraph to one of the studios of Żmurko in Warsaw situated at Senatorska 22 (today at this address is a modernist block from 1960s famous as a location of a Polish tv series „Wojna domowa”). Artists'…helcim in # polish • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readWitold Pruszkowski, Portrait of a BoyWitold Pruszkowski, Portrait of a Boy , 1889helcim in # polish • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readLeon Piccard, Illustration for „Balladyna”Leon Piccard was also an author of a drawing illustrating the introduction to Balladyna by Juliusz Słowacki. It tells a story of a blind harpist who mistook the sea waves for crowds of listeners to whom he sang his song.helcim in # polish • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readLeon Piccard, Kordian in the crypt of St. John's CathedralLeon Piccard, Kordian in the crypt of St. John's Cathedral, ca 1870 (?) [PL] Leon Piccard was the first professor of Jacek Malczewski. The painting depicts the scene from Słowacki's Kordian when the members of the plot decide not to assassinate the czar.helcim in # polish • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readLudwik Wiesiołowski, David playing harpLudwik Wiesiołowski, David playing harp , 1881, MNW Ludwik Wiesiołowski was a Polish student of Art Academy in St. Petersburg.helcim in # polish • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readWojciech Weiss, Promienny zachód słońcaZ zachodami i wschodami w malarstwie nigdy nic pewnego do końca nie wiadomo. Dziś rano zachód może wystąpić w roli promiennego wschodu słońca. Franciszek Starowieyski opowiadał mi o swojej rozmowie z synem Matisse'a ale nie pamiętam czy chodziło o Pierre'a czy Jean'a, na temat właśnie tego obrazu. Otóż ojciec miał mu powiedzieć, że kiedyś…
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