Tadeusz Cieślewski (Son) [1895-1944] - Painting Church of the Bernardine Fathers in Warsaw, Woodcut on Paper

Tadeusz Cieślewski (Son) [1895-1944].
Bernardine Fathers' Church in Warsaw
Woodcut on paper
Dimensions: image 16 × 11 cm; frame 26 × 18 cm
An outstanding example of the work of Tadeusz Cieślewski (Son), an artist associated with the Warsaw graphic arts community of the interwar period, known for his woodcuts on architectural and religious subjects.
The depiction shows the church of the Bernardine Fathers in Warsaw, maintained in the artist's characteristic style - with a strongly contrasting composition and expressive chiaroscuro, emphasizing the monumentality of the temple. The work testifies to Cieślewski's fascination with the form of Warsaw's sacred architecture and its historical significance.
In the margin of the composition there is an inscription:
"Church of the Bernardine Fathers in Warsaw with the image of M. Boska Czestochowska by T. Cieślewski, funded by Lutnie in 1901. Printed from a woodcut block by T. Cieślewski's son."
A comparable piece of this work is in the collection of the Museum of Warsaw, inv. no. MHW 15055.
Tadeusz Cieślewski (Son) (April 17, 1895 in Warsaw - August 1944 there) - Polish graphic artist, art theorist and writer. Studied at the Lviv Polytechnic Institute (1913-1914) and at the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw Polytechnic (1916); studied under Edward Wittig, Władysław Skoczylas, Tadeusz Pruszkowski and Ludwik Gardowski. Member of, among others, the Association of Polish Graphic Artists "Ryt", the "Black and White" Group, the Association of Polish Graphic Artists. He specialized in printmaking (woodcuts, linocuts, metal techniques) and applied graphics, book illustration, ex-librises; he also practiced painting and drawing. He became particularly famous as a wood engraver and theoretician in this field of art - in 1936 he published the work Woodcut in a Book, Portfolio and on the Wall - Notes on the Graphic Raciality of Woodcuts; he himself perfected woodcut techniques, using, for example, an etching needle or multi-row stylus. He mainly created architectural compositions, with Warsaw, especially the Old Town, being the dominant motif of his work. He died during the Warsaw Uprising, and much of his creative output was burned in a studio fire.
Condition as shown in the photos.