Anton Kozakiewicz (Polish, 1841-1929), Portrait of a Peasant Boy

Pencil on paper, 1860, signed, dated, and inscribed "Cracow" at lower right, matted and framed below glass. Sight size 9 1/2 x 7 in.; Frame dimensions 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. Kunsthandel Boris Wilnitsky Acquired www.Sothebys.com, circa 2000 Antoni Kozakiewicz was a Polish Realist painter and prominent member of the Munich School. Born in Kraków, he studied at the Kraków School of Fine Arts under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz and Feliks Szynalewski before participating in the January Uprising of 1863, for which he was briefly imprisoned. He continued his training at the Vienna Academy and, after receiving an imperial scholarship in 1871, moved to Munich, where he lived and worked for nearly thirty years. Kozakiewicz became particularly known for genre scenes depicting Polish rural life and folklore, as well as historical subjects, portraits, and landscapes. He exhibited widely in Kraków, Warsaw, Vienna, Munich, Berlin, and Paris, receiving several exhibition honors. His works are held in Polish public collections, including the National Museums in Kraków and Warsaw. Slight toning to the sheet.

Estimate:£37.75

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