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Portrait of Karol Brzozowski

Michal Sozanski

Basic information

ID: Г-V-719
Author: Michal Sozanski
Name: Portrait of Karol Brzozowski
Date of creation: 1895
Country: Italy
Culture: Modern times
Technique: drawing
Material: paper on cardboard pen Indian ink
Dimensions: 28 x 16.7 cm (height x width)

Additionally

Type: graphic art
Genre: portraiture
Plot: Portrait
Provenance: the Dzieduszycki collection

Information about author

Author: Michal Sozanski
Author in the original: Michał Adam Sozański
Artist's lifetime: 1853–1923
Country: Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, the Second Polish Republic
Biography: Michał Adam Sozański (17 September 1853 – 26 January 1923) was a Polish artist who painted landscapes, folk types, interiors, and genre scenes. He worked mainly in watercolour. He was the son of Sylwer Sozański (1815–1895), owner of the village of Blazhova (now in Lviv Oblast), and Anna, née Yelovitska. In 1865, he studied at a gymnasium in Lviv. He studied architecture at the Lviv Polytechnic Academy, where he later in 1876-1877 worked as an assistant in the Department of Drawing and Modelling. From 1874, he developed his artistic talents under the guidance of Leonardo Marconi. In 1877, he joined the army and witnessed the Bosnian campaign, the events of which he depicted in a series of works. On the advice of L. Marconi, he continued his studies in Vienna at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1883–1886 and 1890–1891, he worked as an assistant at the Lviv Technical School (formerly Academy). He often visited Italy. Italian accents and motifs appeared in his works. In the 1890s, he cared for the sick poet and sculptor Teofil Lenartowicz (1822–1893), and in 1893 he painted his posthumous portrait in Florence. In collaboration with Jan Styka (1858–1925), he created the 1,700 m2 oil painting Racławice Panorama. In 1896, he married Maria, née Wozniakowska (1865–1943), with whom he had four children. He is buried in Lviv at the Lychakiv Cemetery.

Object description

Karol Brzozowski (28 September or 29 November 1821 – 5 November 1904) was a Polish engineer, poet, Bible translator, botanist, geologist, geographer, ethnologist, and participant in the January Uprising of 1863–1864. He was born in Warsaw into the family of a former officer of Napoleon's army. He graduated from the Warsaw Institute of Agriculture and Forestry. In 1848, he took part in the uprising, and after its defeat, he was forced to emigrate. In exile, he lived in Dresden, Paris, and Istanbul. In 1872, he settled on the Syrian coast of the Mediterranean Sea, where he served as Spanish vice-consul. From 1884, he lived in Lviv and worked in the Imperial-Royal National Department. For some time, he was the director of an orphanage. He died in Lviv in 1904 and was buried in Lychakiv Cemetery.

Inscriptions

"M. A. Sozański / 1895 / Karol Brzozowski".

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