Description
Poster design
Gouache, paper; 73.5 x 53.5 cm
Signed p.d.: S Jaxa / 1926
On the reverse, a 1978 statement by Leszek Ludwikowski confirming authorship.
Provenance: from the collection of opera tenor Boleslaw Pawlus
Soter JAXA MAŁACHOWSKI 1867 Wolanów - 1962 Kraków
He began his artistic studies at the drawing school in Odesa; in 1892-1894 he studied at the Cracow School of Fine Arts, and then at S.Grocholski's school in Munich. After returning to Poland from 1902 he lived permanently in Cracow, from where he moved to Zakopane for two years, and in 1905, 1925 and 1928 he traveled to Italy. He painted mainly landscapes - seascapes and nocturnes, as well as Tatra motifs and urban views. Less often he painted portraits. The artist's best works were created before World War I. Later, faced with the need to earn a living, he often duplicated his own ideas. He participated in many exhibitions, including in Krakow, Warsaw, Lviv, Lodz, Poznan, Lublin; he also had several solo exhibitions in Krakow.
Asking price 7000
Estimate 7500 - 8000
◙ droit de suite
Auction 206, 9.10.2021
