Ink wash (gouache, watercolor) on paper, signed lower left “A.PIOTROWSKI.”
Dimensions in frame: 34x22 cm (21x9 cm)
Antoni Adam Piotrowski (Nietulisko near Kunów, 1853 – 1924, Warsaw), Polish painter, draftsman, and illustrator. Piotrowski studied painting under Professor Wojciech Gerson; in 1875, he left for Munich to continue his studies (in late October 1875, he enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts—Naturklasse), and from 1877 onward, he was a student of Jan Matejko at the School of Fine Arts in Kraków. He lived in Paris from 1872 to 1882. In 1885, he traveled to Bulgaria as a correspondent and illustrator for the British publications *The Graphic* and *The Illustrated London News*, as well as the French publications *Illustration* and *Le Monde Illustré*. He participated as a volunteer in the Serbian-Bulgarian War (1885–1886), was awarded the Bulgarian Order of St. Alexander, Second Class, the Order of Valor, and the Military Medal, and nine of his paintings and all of his drawings from the war were purchased by the Bulgarian government. At the request of Prince Ferdinand, he painted a portrait of the prince, for which he was awarded the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Civil Merit. In 1900, he settled in Warsaw. In 1925, a posthumous exhibition of his works was held at the “Zachęta” gallery. He was a member of the “Sztuka” Society of Polish Artists.
