Wojciech KOSSAK, LEGIONAL ULLAN WITH LUZAK, 1918

Oil, cardboard; 71 x 55 cm
Signed p.d.: Wojciech Kossak / 1918
On the reverse in pen: I confirm the authenticity Wojciech Kossak / wax seal with the coat of arms Kos
Asking price 40000
Estimation 50000 - 60000
Wojciech KOSSAK
1856 Paris - 1942 Cracow
Widely known painter, seen primarily as a great battle artist. Son and pupil of Juliusz Kossak, he was educated at the School of Fine Arts in Krakow, the Munich Academy and in Paris. In 1895-1902 he stayed mainly in Berlin, working for Kaiser Wilhelm II. He traveled extensively, including to Spain and Egypt, where he made sketches for intended panoramas. In later years, he traveled to the United States several times performing portrait commissions. In 1913 he was appointed professor at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts. During the years of World War I, he served in the military. He was co-author of panoramas: "Raclawice (1893-1894), "Berezina (1895-1896), "Battle of the Pyramids (1901) and sketches for the unrealized "Somosierra (1900). With temperament and freedom, he created extensively painted dynamic battle scenes, historical scenes, genre scenes and numerous portraits. He was fond of painting horses. His paintings, glorifying the Polish military and the heroism of the soldiers, both ancient and contemporary to the artist, appealed to the patriotic feelings of the public and enjoyed great popularity.