lithograph, paper, 22 x 14 cm
lithograph, paper, 22 x 14 cm in light passe - partout (33 x 26 cm), signed from plate "Ludwik Kurella"; the print comes from a portfolio published by Krakow artists in 1884 to help flood victims in Galicia;
Ludwik Hipolit Kurella, also known as Ludwik von Kurella (born August 13, 1834 in Warsaw, died May 12, 1902 there) - Polish painter.He began his study of painting from the studio of Raphael Hadziewicz at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts, and continued it, studying from 1857 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden (Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden) under Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.
He was considered by critics to be one of the outstanding painters belonging to the Polish art colony active there, and maintained social contacts with Józef Brandt, Józef Chełmoński and Maksymilian and Aleksander Gierymski. Living away from his homeland, he sent his works to painting exhibitions held in Warsaw, Cracow and Lviv, and belonged to the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts.Ludwik Kurella began with sacred themes, in his mature period he painted landscapes related to the Polish countryside, whose characteristic feature was the frequently used motif of a flowing river.In addition, he was the author of portraits, Italian landscapes and paintings inspired by the poetry of Adam Mickiewicz. He was a well-known and appreciated artist belonging to the so-called Munich school, his paintings were highly valued and eagerly purchased by American and German collectors. He was the author of the painting decorations of many Polish churches, including the cathedral in Poznan. Toward the end of his life he returned to sacred art, often inspired by biblical descriptions.
