Antoni Kozakiewicz
Antoni Kozakiewicz (13 June 1841, Kraków — 3 January 1929, Kraków) was a Polish genre painter in the Realist style.
Biography
He began his studies in 1857 at the
It took him some extra time to complete his courses because, in 1863, he was a participant in the
In 1871, thanks to an Imperial Scholarship, he was able to continue his education at the
From 1900 to 1905, he lived in Warsaw, but failed to achieve the same success there. He was eventually forgotten and retired to the resort village of Szczawnica.[1] Some sources give his year of death as 1912, which may be the year he stopped painting and/or exhibiting. He returned to Kraków shortly before he died.
Many of his early works were scenes from the January Uprising. In Munich, he painted a series of works depicting the lives of Polish peasants, Jews and Gypsies. He also created illustrations for children's stories and Pan Tadeusz by Adam Mickiewicz, as well as portraits and landscapes.[2] His older brother, Piotr Kozakiewicz (1836-1893), was a well-known sculptor.
Selected paintings
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The Little Virtuoso
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Gerwazy Asleep, from Pan Tadeusz
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Jews Praying
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In the Street
References
- ^ a b Brief biography @ Pinakoteka.
- ^ a b c Brief biography @ Agra Art.
External links
Media related to Antoni Kozakiewicz at Wikimedia Commons