Franciszek Żmurko (1859-1910), Portrait of Aleksandra Lüde-Żmurko 1886
Pencil drawing on paper, 31 x 39 cm (in frame), 11 x 13 cm
Signature and date lower right corner: "Aleksandra Lüde-Żmurko/ F. Żmurko/ 1886".
On the back of the inscription regarding the origin of the painting: "Drawing by Aleksandra/ In pencil/ Lüde-Żmurko/ Property of Jozef Żmurko/ the drawing comes from the family's heirlooms from Lviv/ it is.... drawing of my wife Alexandra".
Drawing framed in passe-partout and wooden carved frame with glass pane. The back was sealed with a fragment of 20th century wallpaper with folk patterns.
Franciszek Josef Jan Zhmurko was born and educated in Lviv, where the drawing of his wife, an actress, originated.
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