Mixed technique, cardboard, 40 x 40 cm, framed 60 x 60 cm
Signed on the front
The presented work is unique and has not yet been exhibited, a figurative and monumental composition depicting a majestic Arabian horse - a symbol of strength, nobility and harmony on specialized cardboard.
The work is maintained in warm, delicate color tones, with a subtly built background in gray, which brings out the elegance of the animal's silhouette and gives the whole a noble, almost portrait-like character. This is an example of the artist's mature style, combining realism with painterly expression.
The painting in 50x50 cmformat is among the exceptional rarity of the artist's works encountered and is a unique collector's item for lovers of his work.
A real treat for collectors of Krzysztof Jarocki's paintings and lovers of figurative art.
Krzysztof Jarocki (born 1959) is a Polish painter, draughtsman and sculptor, recognized primarily as an artist who consistently develops animalism with the dominant motif of the horse. His works build tension between the realism of anatomy and painterly synthesis - the horse in Jarocki's work is not a "portrait of an animal," but a carrier of energy, rhythm and freedom, captured in a split second.
Roots and creative path
The artist was born in Bialystok, grew up in the Podlasie town of Bokiny; he studied at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (1979-1985). His biography strongly resonates with his Podlasie sensitivity to landscape, light and animal - which translates into the naturalness with which he builds the movement and muscle tension of the horse.
The main theme: the horse - movement, lightness, majesty
In auction and gallery descriptions, Jarocki is consistently portrayed as an artist who is fascinated by movement, and his works combine dynamism and lightness. It is this "contradiction" (mass and momentum versus elegance) that is one of Jarocki's most distinctive painting signatures.
Style and technique (why these paintings are "instantly recognizable")
Jarocki works in both oil on canvas and mixed techniques; he often operates with a definite abbreviation, sketch, nervous line and stain, which he then "closes" with light. The result is a vivid, "breathing" painting, in which the background is sometimes fog, air or movement - and the horse emerges from it as from a film frame.
Exhibitions and the equestrian community
The source materials emphasize that the artist holds exhibitions at the Horse Racing Course during important events of the season and in Janow Podlaski on the occasion of Arabian horse auctions; he is also known for his live painting shows.
"The Jarocki Family" - a collector's context
In your earlier inquiries, the theme of the "artistic generation" of the Jarocki family came up - and indeed, in the available descriptions, the theme of joint family presentations appears: "Jarocki - Painting and Sculpture " (with his sculptor brothers and son Jędrzej) was shown, among others.among others at the Museum of Hunting and Riding in the Royal Baths Park in Warsaw.
Additionally, the co-organization of the exhibition "Narrow-backed Horses " (ZUM Gallery, Elblag) and an individual exhibition in Marbella (Excellence Art Gallery) are noted.
