oil on canvas , 35x34cm clear opening, signed and dated p.d.J.M.1905, described on the back
Painted after conservation
Polish painter, stained-glass artist, graphic artist of Austrian origin, one of the most important modernist artists of the Young Poland period. Graduate of the School of Fine Arts in Krakow and a student of Jan Matejko, also a collaborator of Stanisław Wyspiański.
A graduate of the Cracow School of Fine Arts and a student of Jan Matejko, also a collaborator of Stanisław Wyspiański. In 1905 he became a professor at the Cracow School of Fine Arts, and served as its rector from 1914-1915, 1917-1918 and 1933-1934.
He practiced fine art printmaking,etching, aquatint, autolithography, easel painting and crayon portraiture. A separate and significant section of Mehoffer's work is applied graphics. He created many book graphics: cover designs, title pages, ornaments, vignettes, initials, borders, ex-libris, ornaments, etc. He also designed placards, stock sheets, trademarks, banknotes. He created many portraits of people, images of figures and nine thematic series devoted to dance.
