Wojciech WEISS

INTERIOR OF THE FOREST, 1914 Watercolor, paper; 30 x 22 cm

Signed l.d.: WW; p.d.: 19

On the reverse in pencil: 1914; oval stamp with facsimile signature of Wojciech Weiss and inscription in the rim: FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE WORKS OF WOJCIECH WEISS / THE ARTIST'S HOUSE; stamp number: 000955

Asking price 3500

Estimation 4500 - 5000

Wojciech WEISS

1875 Leorda - 1950 Krakow

Born May 4, 1875 in Leorda, Romania, where his parents were forced to emigrate after the January Uprising. He studied painting at the School of Fine Arts in Cracow (in the studios of Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, Leopold Loffler and Jan Matejko, Jozef Unierzyński, J. Fałat, as well as in a master class with Leon Wyczółkowski). He also trained abroad: in Paris, Rome and Florence. Later, he often stayed in Paris, which was the capital of the art world at the time, and traveled to Italy and southern France many times. In 1907, he began teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, was appointed a full professor in 1913, and later served as rector three times. He belonged to the Society of Polish Artists "Sztuka" and exhibited many times with the Vienna "Secession". Weiss was also associated with Krakow's artistic bohemia, and was friends with Stanislaw Przybyszewski.