Dimensions: 75 x 100 cm (inside the frame)
signed and dated lower right: 'Sichul | 1935'
On the reverse: exhibition labels from the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Kraków from 1936 and the Traveling Art Exhibition, as well as auction labels
Exhibited
Society of Friends of the Fine Arts, Kraków, 1936
Traveling Art Exhibition, 1930s
Biography
He studied from 1900 to 1908 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in the studios of Józef Mehoffer, Leon Wyczółkowski, and Stanisław Wyspiański. At the same time, he furthered his artistic education at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule under Anton von Kenner. In 1904, he traveled throughout Europe, visiting Munich, Dresden, Rome, Florence, and Paris, where he stayed for a longer period and attended the Académie Colarossi. Together with Ferdynand Pautsch and Władysław Jarocki, he spent the winter of 1904–05 in the Hutsul region, which he later visited many times. From 1907 onward, he lived in Lviv. He was a member of the Polish Artists’ Society “Sztuka” (from 1905) and the Vienna-based Hagenbund (from 1907). During World War I, he fought in the Polish Legions. After the war, he became a professor at the State School of Decorative Arts and Artistic Industry in Lviv (1920–1930) and subsequently at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (1930–39). He painted genre scenes, often depicting the life of the Hutsuls, landscapes, portraits, and paintings with historical and religious themes. He was also active in many fields of applied art. He designed stained-glass windows, mosaics, kilims, and interior decorations. He practiced mural painting and graphic arts, including book illustration, and drew caricatures. He exhibited his works regularly, beginning in 1903, at the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Kraków. Abroad, he participated in exhibitions in Paris, Budapest, Pittsburgh, Helsinki, Stockholm, Leipzig, Padua, Moscow, Rome, and Berlin.
