Jerzy Kossak, CHASE AWAY THE BOLSHEVIKS!, 1936

80 x 130.8 cm - oil on canvas

signed lower left: Jerzy Kossak | 1936

On the reverse, on the upper bar of the stretcher, a smudged inscription (in pencil): [...] | Jerzy Kossak; additionally, two seals of Jerzy Kossak on the canvas:
– a round seal (ink): JERZY KOSSAK | Kraków, Kossaka Square 4, with the Kos coat of arms in the center | No. 447;
– a facsimile of handwritten text: “I certify the authenticity | of this painting” | Jerzy Kossak.

Jerzy Kossak (Kraków 1886 – Kraków 1955)—son of Wojciech, grandson of Juliusz Kossak—painted under the guidance of his father and grandfather from early childhood. Carrying on and emulating their artistic tradition, he created battle scenes, historical scenes, and genre paintings featuring the ubiquitous motif of the horse. He painted scenes from the November Uprising, the Napoleonic Wars, and many scenes from the war of 1920. His most famous composition of this kind was *The Miracle on the Vistula*. He also painted numerous works depicting chases and pursuits of Cossacks by uhlans, wolf attacks, hunts, and weddings. The subject matter of these works ensures that they continue to attract the interest of collectors and the public, who always flock to exhibitions of the Kossak brothers’ paintings.