Dimensions: 28.3 x 38.2 cm
Signed on stone l.d.: 'Odo Dobrowolski'.
The work comes from the "Lviv" portfolio, published in 1914-15.
Literature
Catalog of the collections of the Graphic Arts Cabinet, vol. 1: Polish Graphic Arts 1901-1939", Wroclaw 1983, p.71, item 43.
Biography
Outstandingly talented, yet underrated Lviv painter. He began his artistic studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, probably as a free student. From 1908 to 1910 he stayed in Paris, under the tutelage of Jan Styka. From there he moved briefly to Munich. After returning home, he settled in Lviv. There he made a large decorative painting in oil technique for the interior of Gabriela Zapolska's patisserie "Dworek" in Lviv, depicting the city court. In 1912 he took part in an exhibition of sketches of the Lviv Literary and Artistic Circle. In 1914 he published a series of color autolithographs "Lviv", containing views of the city. In June 1915 he left for Russia. He left behind a considerable number of works, mainly small format watercolors, gouaches, pastels and ink sketches. These are mainly landscapes with architectural motifs, very atmospheric, often with symbolic meaning. Such include works from the period of his stay in Paris, such as St. Chapelle, Nôtre Dame, Eiffel Tower, views from the Seine. Dobrowolski's works are in the collections of the National Museum in Cracow, the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, the National Library in Warsaw and the Lviv Picture Gallery, among others.
