Aleksander Kotsis - born 1836 in Ludwinów (now one of parts of Kraków), died 1877 in Podgórze (also a part of Kraków now)- was a Polish painter renowned for his landscapes, portraits and genre depictions of contemporary rustic scenes.
In 1850, he attended the Kraków College of Fine Arts, where he studied under Wojciech Stattler.