Emilia KNAUSÓWNA (1883–1924), Head of a Woman

pencil, paper; 16.6 x 10.7 cm;
signed with initials in the lower right: E. K.
Loose sketches on the reverse.

From 1898 to 1901, she was a student at Teofila Certowiczówna’s School of Painting for Women. She studied under Jacek Malczewski, Jan Stanisławski, and Włodzimierz Tetmajer. She graduated with honors.