Polish and Slavic Art

McCoy 27 | 1268

3 Dec 2008 / #1

starting with...

Stanisław Wyspiański (January 15, 1869-November 28, 1907) was an Polish playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture designerundefined

Juliusz Fortunat Kossak (December 15, 1824 - February 3, 1899) was a Polish painter. He was the father of painter Wojciech Kossak and the grandfather of painter Jerzy Kossak.

Wojciech Kossak (Paris, France, December 31, 1857 - July 29, 1942, Kraków, Poland) was a Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of painters and writers. He was the son of painter Juliusz Kossak and father of painter Jerzy Kossak.

Jan Matejko (also known as Jan Mateyko; June 24, 1838, Free City of Kraków; - November 1, 1893, Kraków) was a Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His most famous works include oil on canvas paintings like Battle of Grunwald, paintings of numerous other battles and court scenes, and a gallery of Polish kings. He is counted among the most famous Polish painters

Zdzisław Beksiński (24 February 1929 - 21 February 2005) was a renowned Polish painter, photographer, and sculptor who is best known as a fantasy artist

Nikifor (1895 - October 10, 1968) (also known as Nikifor Krynicki and Epifaniusz Drowniak1) was a Polish folk and naïve painter of Lemko descent

Stasys Eidrigevièius - Born 1949 in Mediniskiai, Lithuania. Graduate of College of Fine Arts and Crafts in Kaunas, 1968. In 1973 obtained diploma of Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts. Active in many artistic fields such as: oil painting; book-plate; book-illustration; studio graphic. In the field of poster worked from 1984.(from 1980 lives in Poland, He's father was of Polish descent)

Alphonse Maria Mucha (24 July 1860 - 14 July 1939) was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist.

SeanBM 34 | 5781

3 Dec 2008 / #2

stained glass Father the God (1897-1902, Stanisław Wyspiański)
This is in a church in the centre of Krakow.
It is huge and powerful, very exciting.

By the same artist

And again

Stasys Eidrigevièius - Born 1949 in Mediniskiai, Lithuania. Graduate of College of Fine Arts and Crafts in Kaunas, 1968.

Baltic, not Slavic.

cjjc 29 | 407

3 Dec 2008 / #3

Great thread guys.

:)

OP McCoy 27 | 1268

3 Dec 2008 / #4

Baltic, not Slavic.

lives and works in Poland for 29 years, he's of Polish descent

Great thread guys.:)

Bóg zapłać

cjjc 29 | 407

3 Dec 2008 / #5

Bóg zapłać

Whatever does it mean?

I translate it as "god's reward"

Tell me :)

SeanBM 34 | 5781

3 Dec 2008 / #6

wladyslaw podkowinski
Very sexy, raw passion painting ;)

Stanczyk by Matejko

wieslaw walkuski
works are fantastic to say the least.

Note these are computer based images, the real thing is much better.

OP McCoy 27 | 1268

3 Dec 2008 / #7

I translate it as "god's reward"

it's 'may God repay you' whitch simply means 'thank you'

wieslaw walkuski

agree. his works are great

cjjc 29 | 407

3 Dec 2008 / #8

it's 'may God repay you' whitch simply means 'thank you'

Interesting. Thankyou.

:)

SeanBM 34 | 5781

3 Dec 2008 / #9

Hey McCoy,
You are in Krakow right?
Have you been to the poster gallery?
I bring my friends there when they are over, some excellent stuff there.

I am looking for the famous painting of the horses running towards you that used to be in the cloth gallery in Rynek Glowney but they moved it to Niepolomice, along with a lot of fine art paintings. Do you know the one and who is it by?

OP McCoy 27 | 1268

3 Dec 2008 / #10

Have you been to the poster gallery?

few years ago but thanks for reminding me about the gallery. will go there next week

Do you know the one and who is it by?

dont really remember but here is site about horses in polish paintings: artyzm.com/e_theme.php?id=8&

SeanBM 34 | 5781

3 Dec 2008 / #11

few years ago but thanks for reminding me about the gallery. will go there next week

I found their website polish poster

dont really remember

Yeah, sorry for being so vague, i will find it somewhere later.

SeanBM 34 | 5781

13 Dec 2008 / #12

I still can't find the artist of the name of the painting with the horses.
But they are doing reconstruction work to the Sukinnice (clth market) in Krakow market square and they very cleverly put up barriers with the paintings on them.

So does anyone know this very famous painting?

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Switezianka - | 463

13 Dec 2008 / #13

Józef Chełmoński: "Czwórka"

OP McCoy 27 | 1268

13 Dec 2008 / #14

Ha, now you're talking :)

Josef Chelmonski - Czworka

SeanBM 34 | 5781

13 Dec 2008 / #15

Józef Chełmoński: "Czwórka"

Thanks, that's the one.

Again digital format does not do the painting justice but I hope at least it will spark an interest.
When you stand in front of this painting, you feel like you are going to get hit and there is no way to jump out of the way.

Switezianka - | 463

13 Dec 2008 / #16

Oh, yeah, I spend quite a lot of time in the museum, sitting in front of the original and staring at it in amazement. Here, the size matters!

A great painting.

SeanBM 34 | 5781

13 Dec 2008 / #17

All these paintings and sculptures were moved to the castle in Niepolomice while the Sukinnice (Krakow) is being renovated.
The great thing about this move is that they are planning to leave certain works on permanent display in Niepolomice, that were previously unseeable in the basement in the Sukinnice in Krakow :)

Some wonderful works for sure.
Krakow is an open roof museum.

How did Krakow end up with a Leonardo Da Vinci?

OP McCoy 27 | 1268

13 Dec 2008 / #18

from the Wiki:

The painting was acquired in Italy by Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, the son of Izabela Czartoryska and Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski in 1798 and incorporated into the Czartoryskis' family collections at Puławy in 1800. The inscription on the top-left hand corner of the painting, LA BELE FERIONIERE. LEONARD D'AWINCI., was probably added by a restorer shortly after its arrival in Poland,[4] and before the background was overpainted.[5] Czartoryski was clearly aware that it was a Leonardo, though the painting had not ever been discussed in print; unfortunately, there is no record of any previous owner.

SeanBM 34 | 5781

13 Dec 2008 / #19

To the victors the spoils

I can only imagine all the fine art that Poland lost during the various wars.

Can anyone show us some sculpture, please?.

Switezianka - | 463

13 Dec 2008 / #20

How did Krakow end up with a Leonardo Da Vinci?

more or less:

In 1800 prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski bought the painting and gave it as a present to his mother, Izabela Czartoryska. It was on display in the Gothic House in Puławy. During the November Uprising it was taken to Paris. In the end of the 19th cent., circa 1880 it was brought to Kraków to the Czartosyski Muzeum that was founded there. In 1939 the painting was stolen by the German occupants and it served as a decoration in the Wawel residence of Hans Frank, next, it was taken to Germany, from where, in 1946, it was again brought back to Kraków.

LIDLJUGEND 2 | 34

17 Dec 2008 / #21

Jan Lenica and Jacek Yerka are two of my favorite Polish artists.

Lenica did mostly poster-art, for Theatre, Music Festivals and cinema:

Poland art

Yerka:

Yerka art

PolskaDoll 27 | 1591

17 Dec 2008 / #22

Yerka

Yeah I like his a lot.

So many though.

espana 17 | 947

17 Dec 2008 / #23

LIDLJUGEND

PolskaDoll

is ok but this guy is copying the style of salvador dali and picasso :(

tomekcatkins 8 | 130

17 Dec 2008 / #24

Very modern painting from a famous Polish painter

Masterpiece!

(Well just joking, but it's a interesting thread.)

Seanus 15 | 19666

18 Dec 2008 / #25

Geez folks, some stunning stuff here. As a guy who sucks at art, I can really see how advanced these people are.

I like the lower one from McCoy's original post a lot.

OP McCoy 27 | 1268

18 Dec 2008 / #26

look at Zdzislaw Beksinskis official site. its a piece of atr itself (the link to purchase his works is ugly tho):

beksinski.pl

Tomasz Baginski:

Cathedral

video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5203670797690047015&ei=ZLxKSY ziOZP2iAKwnNHKCw&q=katedra+bagi%C5%84ski&hl=pl

Fallen Art:

dailymotion.pl/video/x3ieu1_fallen-art-hq-tomek-baginski_shortfil ms

sjam 2 | 541

23 Jan 2009 / #27

Stanislaw Gliwa 1910-1986.
War artist in thornb2b.co.uk/UPLOADS/PAZUR_PIRAT.jpg - Polish 2nd Corps and later a printer in England.

SeanBM 34 | 5781

25 Jan 2009 / #28

Polish Season in the UK 2009-2010

Polish Theatre Posters. I thought some of you in the U.K. might want to see these exhibitions.

Greggy72027 1 | 3

4 Nov 2009 / #29

Hi i noticed you put czworka on there i was wondering why that was on there and what it means?

SeanBM 34 | 5781

4 Nov 2009 / #30

A rough translation of 'Czwórka' is 'The four' as in the four horses pulling the carriage in the painting.
This word is no longer in use probably due to the advent of the automobile.