woodcut, paper , 19 x 15 cm
woodcut on paper, dimensions: 19 x 15 cm (composition in light of passe partout, 34 x 27 cm with passe partout binding, signed typographically under the composition: " drawn by Walery Eljasz " (Imitation reserved.).
Walery Eljasz Radzikowski (1841-1905) was a student of Władysław Łuszczkiewicz at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (1856-62). Influenced by his work, he began to paint historical compositions. He continued his painting studies in Munich, where he specialized in watercolor painting in the studio of Theodor Horschett (1862-65). Radzikowski's oeuvre developed in two thematic trends - the first included historical compositions, inspired by the national past and literary fiction; the second trend included landscape painting, especially views of the Tatra Mountains.
