Antoni Kozakiewicz (1841-1929) – Jews in a Polish Village Market, 1909 – Watercolor on Paper

Antoni Kozakiewicz (1841-1929), Jews in a Polish village market, 1909.
Watercolor on paper. Signed and dated.
Approx. 46X31 cm. Good condition. Minor defects and stains. In a 63X48 cm frame, unexamined outside of frame. Minor defects to frame.
Antoni Kozakiewicz (1841-1929), Polish painter, born in Kraków, acquired his artistic training at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts. During his studies, he participated in the January Uprising and was arrested by the Russians. After his release he moved to Vienna, and later to Munich, where he continued his studies. He later returned to Poland, where he lived until his death. Many of his works depict the lives of Polish peasants, Romani people and Jews (such as his famous 1882 work Jews Praying). He created portraits, landscapes and Realist genre paintings, as well as illustrations for children's books.