Jacek Malczewski

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Self-portrait, 1892
Self-portrait, 1892
Melancholy
Melancholy

Jacek Malczewski (b. 15 July 1854 in Radom; d. 8 October 1929 in Kraków) was one of the most famous painters of Polish symbolism. In his creativity he successfully joins the predominant style of his times with motifs of Polish martyrdom.

[edit] Selected works

  • Christmas Eve in Siberia, 1892
  • Melancholy, oil on canvas, 1894, National Museum, Poznań
  • Polish Hamlet. Portrait of Aleksander Wielopolski, 1903, National Museum, Warsaw

[edit] See also

Adam Asnyk and the Muse, 1895-7
Adam Asnyk and the Muse, 1895-7

[edit] External links

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