Size: 33.5 x 27 cm (in light of passe-partout)
signed, dated and inscribed l.d.: 'S.p. Zdzisław Ma(illegible) | (illegible fragment) | Maryan (author's mark) Wawrzeniecki | 20. XI. 1920 rp | M. W. | MOTIVE FROM CZERSK | stylized'.
Provenance
private collection, Warsaw
Biography
Studied in the 1880s in Warsaw under Wojciech Gerson, and then at the School of Fine Arts in Cracow under Jan Matejko, L. Loeffler, F. Cynk. In addition, he trained in Munich, Paris and Italy. He traveled a lot, including to the East. He lived permanently in Warsaw. He made illustrations for magazines such as: "Chimera". He was a member of the Artists' Association "Odłam". He published articles on art history and worked as an archaeologist. Wawrzeniecki's painting work is characterized by a predilection for mystical and symbolic motifs. The artist often took up allegorical themes inspired by Slavic myths and legends and the pre-Christian history of Poland.
