Zofia STRYJEŃSKA (1891-1976), ST. FAMILY

Gouache, canvas, 77 x 62 cm,
Signed below: Z. STRYJEŃSKA.
After 1947. on the loom handwritten inscription in pen: Personal property of Alfred L. Abramowicz. On the canvas the stamp of the canvas factory: A. Schutzmann / Herrsching bei München / Viktoria malleinen.
Another variant of this scene is in the collection of the District Museum in Tarnów as a deposit from the collection of Rev. Alojzy Franciszek Nosal (inv. no. MOT. Dep 3141), cf. Światosław Lenartowicz, Zofia Stryjeńska (1891-1976), catalog of the exhibition at the National Museum in Kraków, Kraków 2008, III.I.146, p. 338.


Zofia STRYJEÑSKA (1891-1976)
Painter and illustrator, author of a peculiar style inspired by folk art and Polish folklore. She was the winner of the Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of Decorative Art " in Paris 1925. co-founder of the Association of Artists "Rhythm". Wife of the architect Karol Stryjeński.