Jerzy Kossak, VISION OF NAPOLEON, 1938

69,5 x 100,0 cm - oil, cardboard

Signed l.d.: Jerzy Kossak | 1938

On the back centrally stamped with facsimile of handwritten text: "I affirm the authenticity of this painting" | Jerzy Kossak; in addition, along the top edge a faintly legible statement of the authenticity of the work of Jerzy Kossak, Lviv 5 July 1939.

Jerzy Kossak (Krakow 1886 - Krakow 1955)-son of Wojciech, grandson of Juliusz Kossak-from early childhood painted under the direction of his father and grandfather. A continuator and imitator of their art, he created battle, historical and genre scenes with the omnipresent motif of the horse. He painted pictures of the November Uprising, the Napoleonic Wars and many scenes from the 1920 war. His best-known composition of this kind was Miracle on the Vistula. He also painted numerous Chases and Lancer Chases with Cossacks, Wolf Raids, Hunting and Weddings. The subject matter of these works makes them constantly popular with collectors and the public, always thronging to exhibitions of Kossak paintings.