Dimensions: 61 x 74 cm (dimensions of the frame)
Signed monogram p.d.: 'M. [artist's mark] W.'
described on the reverse: '[artist's mark] MARYAN WAWRZENIECKI [artist's mark] | 'WILD-WIFE' | [artist's mark] | No. 1.', '59.' (in circle) and '1904. | 4. XI.', paper sticker with description: 'Nude | MWawrzeniecki' and a paper sticker of the Art Salon of Feliks Richling, Warsaw
Origins
private collection, Poland
Biography
In the 1880s, he studied in Warsaw with Wojciech Gerson, and then at the School of Fine Arts in Cracow with 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.
