Dimensions: 60 x 64 cm
signed at the bottom: 'MW Czepita'.
on the reverse a fragmentarily preserved exhibition sticker of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Warsaw with a description of the painting
Origin:
private collection, Poland
Exhibited
The Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Warsaw, 1933
Literature
Report of the Committee of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts for the year 1933, Warsaw, 1934, p. 21.
Biography
Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow with Florian Cynk and Jóżef Pankiewicz from 1903 to 1907. After his studies he moved to Warsaw, where he began to exhibit his works from 1909. In 1930 he received a scholarship, thanks to which he traveled to Spain. He belonged to the art groups SAP, "Pro-Arte" and "Group of Twelve". His paintings can be seen in the National Museum in Warsaw and Krakow, among others. The subjects of his works were flowers, landscapes, portraits and images of horses.
