Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski | |
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Born | 15 July 1854 Radom, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
Died | 8 October 1929 | (aged 75)
Nationality | Polish |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Symbolism |
Spouse | Maria née Garlewska |
Children | 2, including Rafał |
Jacek Malczewski (Polish:
Childhood
Malczewski was born in
Artistic career
Malczewski moved to Kraków at age 17, and began his artistic education in 1872 under the watchful eye of Polish painter and draughtsman Leon Piccard and attended his first art classes in the workshop of Władysław Łuszczkiewicz at the School of Fine Arts. A year later, in 1873, assessed by Jan Matejko himself, Malczewski formally enrolled at the School, and studied with Łuszczkiewicz, Feliks Szynalewski and Florian Cynk. In 1876 he went to Paris and studied for a year at the École des Beaux-Arts, in the studio of Henri Lehmann. He next moved to the Académie Suisse.[1][4]
Malczewski had already begun master classes with Jan Matejko in 1875 before embarking on the trip to France, and completed them in 1879 after his return from abroad. In spite of considerable stylistic differences between them, Malczewski was greatly influenced by Matejko's historical painting filled with
Inspiration
Over the course of some 30 years between 1885 and 1916, Malczewski regularly visited Paris, Munich and Vienna. He made several trips to Italy, Greece and Turkey. He also took part in an archaeological expedition organized by his friend Karol Lanckoroński. He drew his inspiration from a wide variety of sources often exotic or biblical, and translated them back into Polish folklore, tradition and motifs in his own painting.[2] His most famous canvases include Błędne koło (Vicious Circle, 1895–97), Melancholia (1890–1894), Natchnienie malarza (Painter's Muse, 1897), Wizja (A vision, 1912), the Thanatos series, and Bajki (Fables). Many of his paintings prominently feature self-portraits in elaborate costume, a trademark of his style, often displaying a great sense of self-mocking humour.[1][2]
In 1897–1900 and 1912–1921 Malczewski served as professor of the
Personal life
Malczewski was married to Maria
It is believed that the subject of numerous nude studies in Jacek Malczewski's paintings,
Art market
In November 2022, Malczewski's 1908
Selected works
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Melancholia (1894), National Museum in Poznań
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Poland's Hamlet, 1903, National Museum in Warsaw
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Christ andSamaritan Woman at the Well, 1910, Private collection
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Reality, 1908
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Temptation of Fortune, 1904, National Museum Poznań
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Bacchante, ca. 1907,Lviv National Art Gallery
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Vicious Circle, 1895-1897, National Museum Poznań
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National Museum, Kraków
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Motherland. Portrait ofNational Museum in Wrocław
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Thanatos, ca. 1899, National Museum in Warsaw
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Portrait of Władysław Reymont, 1905, National Museum in Warsaw
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The Prisoners, 1883, National Museum in Warsaw
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Christ and the Samaritian Woman, 1912, Lviv National Art Gallery
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Preludium, 1918, Private collection
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Spring, 1909, Private collection
See also
- Culture of Kraków
- City of Radom
- List of Polish painters
- List of Poles
- National Museum, Kraków
- Sukiennice Museum in Kraków
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f Irena Kossowska (October 2002). "Jacek Malczewski". Symbolizm w polskim malarstwie przełomu XIX i XX wieku (in Polish). Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk. Culture.pl. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
Filled with erotic undertones the existentialist trend in Malczewski's art revealed his deep attachment to Polish tradition and his fascination with legend and folklore (Polish: Nasycony erotycznymi podtekstami, egzystencjalny nurt w twórczości Malczewskiego... dawał wyraz zakorzeniania artysty w rodzimej tradycji, jego fascynacji ludowymi legendami i baśniami.)
- ^ a b c d Marcin Grota (1996). "Malczewski's Mythology". Malczewski exhibition at the Czartoryski Museum (Warsaw Voice review). University of Buffalo. Info.Poland. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
[He produced] paintings showing Madonnas with faces and figures characteristic of the type of beauty that in Malczewski's times could be seen in the villages scattered along the Vistula river...
- ^ Szymalak-Bugajska, Paulina (2017). "Jacek Malczewski – rycerz polskiej sztuki" [Jacek Malczewski - Knight of Polish Art] (in Polish). niezlasztuka.net. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ PAP (12 August 2011). "Obrazy Malczewskich na wystawie w Zakopanem". Wiadomości (in Polish). Gazeta.pl. Archived from the originalon 2 March 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ Jacek Malczewski at Culture.pl
- ^ "Jacek Malczewski (Radom 1854 - Kraków 1929)". Short biography (in Polish). Pinakoteka Zascianek.pl. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, Warsaw 1974.
- ^ Polish Press Agency (4 September 2012). "Biografia Jacka Malczewskiego". Malczewski. Dukt pisma i pędzla (in Polish). Onet.Kultura. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Jacek Malczewski – rycerz polskiej sztuki" (in Polish). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Włodzimierz Kalicki (14 September 2012). "Malczewski u źródła". Ale historia (in Polish). Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ Johnny M. Miller. "Painting by Malczewski becomes Poland's most expensive art sale after 17 million zloty". bmcsan.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Klaudia Kamieniarz (25 November 2022). "Niewidziany od stu lat obraz Malczewskiego miał pobić rekord. Ale w domu aukcyjnym zjawili się śledczy". tvn24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
External links
- Paintings of Jacek Malczewski at Zascianek.pl
- Virtual Art Nouveau museum - Jacek Malczewski at Muzeum Secesji.pl
- Culture.pl