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Aleksander Gierymski

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Oil portrait of a standing man in a white coat, red embroidered shirt and dark cap against a pale background.

Peasant from Bronowice

1895

Painting of a sunlit Roman piazza with a red obelisk, domed churches, green trees, and two figures walking.

Piazza del Popolo in Rome

1900

Painting of a stone fountain basin with water spilling from its center under dappled sunlight on a dark courtyard floor.

Fountain

1876

Girl from Bronowice

1893

Painting of a tree-lined garden alley leading to a tiered fountain with a water jet, under dappled light.

Villa Torlonia in Frascati

1895

Elderly woman sits dozing in a dim room beside a candle, with a covered body on a bed and a dog on the tiled floor.

Old Woman Watching over a Dead Body II

1890

Painting of a sunlit Italian piazza with a central statue, arched palazzo facades, green shutters and a striped awning.

Dante Square in Verona

1900

Portrait of a young woman in a feathered hat and pink lace-collared dress, pearl necklace, dark background.

Rococo Lady

1881

Painting of a dim studio interior with an open white door, a dark upright piano, rolled papers, and a warm lit room beyond.

Studio in Munich

1870

Loose brushwork painting of a sunlit dirt road curving past thatched cottages with blue walls and green trees.

Road at Bronowice

1894

Painting of an ornate room with gilded paneling, red curtains, a carved gold console table, and dark vases.

Interior

1870

Elderly woman in a shawl keeps vigil by candlelight in a dark room, with a black cat and white cloth on the floor.

Old Woman Watching over a Dead Body I

1880

Painting of a sunlit Italian square with white umbrellas, a tall brick tower and arcaded buildings under a blue sky.

Piazza delle Erbe in Verona

1900

Painting of a park with a curving path, umbrella pines, cypresses and a pale villa under a pink sky.

Villa Borghese in Rome

Watercolor of a hazy river with a distant city skyline, church spires, smoke, and soft pastel sky.

The Vistula near Warsaw

1880

Interior of a church with a gilded altarpiece, wooden pulpit and stone pillar, lit by sunlight from a window at right.

Interior of St Wolfgang's Church in Rothenburg

1896

Painting of a riverbank with beached boats, a kneeling washerwoman, figures, geese, and a town of red-roofed houses behind.

Powiśle (Bank of the Vistula in Warsaw)

1883

Dark nocturnal city square with a glowing arcaded building, a seated woman in red at lower left, and a street lamp.

Motif from the Wittelsbachs' Square in Munich

1889

Painting of a boy with curly dark hair in a red cap and yellow top, head bowed, against a dark background.

A Florentine Page

1884

Dusk view of the Seine with barges and a steamboat, a stone bridge, and riverside buildings under a blue sky.

Evening on the Seine

1893

Elderly woman in red headscarf knitting beside baskets of oranges, with a hazy city skyline behind her.

Jewess with Oranges

1880

Two seated peasants beside a blue coffin with a white cross and a sleeping dog, against a pale plank wall.

Peasant Coffin

1895

Workers shovel sand from boats along a river embankment, with sailing ships and a bridge behind them.

Piaskarze

1887

Night view of a city square with a dark dome, an equestrian statue, lit arcades, and pedestrians on wet pavement.

Wittelsbacher Square in Munich at night

1890

Painting of a riverside harbor at dusk with men in long coats, moored boats, barges, and a small fire on the bank.

Święto Trąbek I

1884

Painting of a black top hat on a pale bench beside a lattice fence, with dappled sunlight through foliage.

Study with a topper

1876

Painting of fishing boats on a pebbled beach under cloudy skies, with a figure in red pulling a rope.

Fishing boats at the shore

1875

A bust of a man in Renaissance costume

1882

Painting of richly dressed figures in a sunlit garden taking refreshments at a table beside a fountain and potted plants.

In the Arbour

1882

Loose oil study of a harbour with wooden buildings, moored boats and masts under an overcast sky.

Solec harbour (study)

1883

Full-length portrait of a man in a dark suit holding a cigarette, against a dark brown background.

Portrait of Artur Gruszecki

1886

Dusk scene on a stone bridge with glowing lamps, a woman in a long coat with a child, bare trees and a pink sky.

Louis Bridge in Munich

1890

Painting of barges on the Seine at dusk, with a stone bridge and city buildings silhouetted under a pink sky.

Evening by the River Seine, study

1892

Oil painting of a sunlit cobbled street with gabled houses, a clock tower gate, a fountain, and cows.

At the Plönlein in Rothenburg

1896

Painting of a snowy stone bridge with arches over green river water, street lamps and buildings under a grey sky.

Pont Neuf in Paris

1893

Painting of two classical columned pavilions beside a garden wall at dusk, with a moon in a lavender sky and dark trees behin

Villa Borghese

1900

Night scene of a city square with a woman in a red shawl, a walking man, a horse and cart, and lit classical buildings.

Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich by night

1890

Dark sketch of several figures gathered in a shadowy tavern interior, with a bearded man at the centre, in loose brushwork.

Tavern in Rome, sketch

1874

Two men read papers in a cluttered painter's studio with framed pictures on the walls and an easel at right.

In the painter's studio

Grey monochrome painting of a classical sarcophagus relief with reclining nude figures, putti and sea creatures.

Fragment of sarcophagus from Palazzo Giustiniani in Rome

Oil painting of potted begonias and other plants in clay pots on a sunlit floor, with dappled shadows and broad green leaves.

Begonias

1876

Oil painting of a priest and a man in a frock coat talking at a garden table beside a flowering lattice fence.

Priest in conversation with a man in a frock coat

Circular allegorical painting of a winged woman with laurel crown, lyre and open book, surrounded by cherubs on clouds.

Poetry

1883

Oil sketch of a standing man in a dark suit and white collar against a brown background, with loose brushwork.

Portrait of Artur Gruszecki, sketch

Oil study of an elderly man with white hair and mustache in a dark coat, set against a loose green landscape.

Study of an old man

Painting of a hilltop fortress above a village, with a woman and cows in a green meadow in the foreground.

View of the Kufstein Fortress vicinity

1889

Loose painting of dark fishing boats with masts moored at a muddy harbor under a grey sky, with buildings on the left.

Fishing port, sketch

1890

Painting of a weathered Venetian palazzo beside a canal with a dark gondola and a blue sky above.

Motif from Venice

1897

Dusk landscape painting of a dark river lined with trees, with pale light on the horizon and reflections on the water.

Landscape

Loose oil sketch of a garden with a fountain, cypress trees, and terracotta buildings on a hill under a pale sky.

Villa d'Este in Tivoli, sketch

Loose painted sketch of the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, with an obelisk, church domes and trees under a pale sky.

Piazza del Popolo in Rome, sketch

1899

Painting of the Gothic Scaliger Tombs in Verona with pointed canopies, a brick church tower and sunlit red walls under blue s

Scaliger Tombs in Verona

1900

Painting of a sunlit Gothic church portal with pointed arches, a brick bell tower and a blue sky.

Portal of the church of St. Anastasia in Verona

1900

Painting of the arched Scaliger Bridge over a sunlit river in Verona, with brick towers and crenellated walls on the right.

Scaliger Bridge in Verona

1900

Painting of Amalfi Cathedral with striped facade, clock tower, grand staircase, market produce and townspeople in a sunlit sq

Amalfi Cathedral

1897

Night scene of a woman in a red skirt walking past a lit colonnade and arched passage, with a glowing street lamp.

Louvre at night

1892

Pen and ink sketch of armed men with pikes and halberds charging down a street beside a church spire and buildings.

Street fight

1866

Pen and ink sketch of a standing young man reading a paper beside a seated man reading a book at a desk.

In class

1866

Pen and ink sketch of three men with knapsacks and pipes walking across a flat landscape toward a distant domed building.

Celebration of the 3 May

1866

Pen and ink sketch of caricatured figures in 19th-century dress, including a bowing man, a walking couple, and seated men.

The Story of Mr Lipko

1866

Pen and ink sketch of five figures on a walk, two men in caps and coats and two women with parasols and long dresses.

On a walk

1866

Ink sketch with several scenes of Viking warriors, a longship, a fortress, serpents and a battle, with Polish captions.

History of the legendary Viking leader Lodbrok

1866