Dimensions: 35.5 x 50 cm
Signed lower left: 'F.M. Wygrzywalski senior'
ownership inscription on the reverse
Biography
He studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts from 1893 to 1898 and at the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1900, he settled in Rome, from where he undertook numerous artistic journeys, including to Egypt. In 1908, he returned to Lviv, where he settled permanently. There, he received a commission to decorate the interiors of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. He worked in set design and served as stage manager at the Municipal Theater. He designed theatrical costumes and stained-glass windows. In his paintings, he employed the language of naturalism, using a contrasting, bold color palette. He primarily created popular seascapes and Oriental scenes, often depicting human labor or centered around female figures.
