Stanisław Radziejowski, The Goat
Stanisław Radziejowski (1863–1950)
Goat
pencil on paper, 19 x 14.9 cm
signed lower right: SR
He came from a landowning family. His parents were Władysław and Jadwiga (née Kałuska). In 1874, he began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he studied, with interruptions, until 1885, under the guidance of, among others, Jan Matejko. During this time, he became friends with Ludwik de Laveaux. In the composition class, he received a gold medal for his painting *Return from the Field*. From 1886 onward, he honed his skills at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. After completing his studies, he remained in the German Empire, lived in Munich, and became a member of the Munich Artists’ Association (Münchener Kunstverein). He visited Kraków, where, among other things, in 1894 he collaborated with Stanisław Janowski and Władysław Wankie on sketches for the *Panorama of the Tatra Mountains*, which was later painted in Munich. In 1902, he decided to return to Poland; two years later, he settled at the Trzebienice estate, which his wife Helena had inherited from the Strasburger family. He often traveled to nearby Kraków, where he participated in the artistic life of the city. He took part in numerous exhibitions organized by the Warsaw Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts (in 1910, 1925, 1930, and 1936) as well as the Kraków-based Society of Friends of the Fine Arts (in 1917, 1923, 1924, 1925, and a solo exhibition in 1935). Exhibitions of Stanisław Radziejowski’s works also took place in Lviv, Poznań, Munich, Berlin, Prague, and Vienna.
The Munich School had a significant influence on his artistic development: a realistic style was characteristic of most of his works. However, his works—much like those of Witold Pruszkowski and Jacek Malczewski —feature water nymphs, Medusa, and other menacing symbolic figures. He primarily created genre paintings with rural themes, as well as landscapes and portraits. Among his best-known works are: *Południca* (1894), *Interior of a Cottage* ( 1887), and *Behind the Servant * (1895). Stanisław Radziejowski’s paintings are found in private and museum collections, including those of the National Museum in Kraków and Warsaw.
Stanisław Radziejowski (1863–1950)
Goat
pencil on paper, 19 x 14.9 cm
signed lower right: SR
He came from a landowning family. His parents were Władysław and Jadwiga (née Kałuska). In 1874, he began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he studied, with interruptions, until 1885, under the guidance of, among others, Jan Matejko. During this time, he became friends with Ludwik de Laveaux. In the composition class, he received a gold medal for his painting *Return from the Field*. From 1886 onward, he honed his skills at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. After completing his studies, he remained in the German Empire, lived in Munich, and became a member of the Munich Artists’ Association (Münchener Kunstverein). He visited Kraków, where, among other things, in 1894 he collaborated with Stanisław Janowski and Władysław Wankie on sketches for the *Panorama of the Tatra Mountains*, which was later painted in Munich. In 1902, he decided to return to Poland; two years later, he settled at the Trzebienice estate, which his wife Helena had inherited from the Strasburger family. He often traveled to nearby Kraków, where he participated in the artistic life of the city. He took part in numerous exhibitions organized by the Warsaw Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts (in 1910, 1925, 1930, and 1936) as well as the Kraków-based Society of Friends of the Fine Arts (in 1917, 1923, 1924, 1925, and a solo exhibition in 1935). Exhibitions of Stanisław Radziejowski’s works also took place in Lviv, Poznań, Munich, Berlin, Prague, and Vienna.
The Munich School had a significant influence on his artistic development: a realistic style was characteristic of most of his works. However, his works—much like those of Witold Pruszkowski and Jacek Malczewski —feature water nymphs, Medusa, and other menacing symbolic figures. He primarily created genre paintings with rural themes, as well as landscapes and portraits. Among his best-known works are: *Południca* (1894), *Interior of a Cottage* ( 1887), and *Behind the Servant * (1895). Stanisław Radziejowski’s paintings are found in private and museum collections, including those of the National Museum in Kraków and Warsaw.
