heliogravure, paper, 49 x 65 cm
Color heliogravure 1894, signed on the plate at the bottom right "1893 W. E.".
Under the composition: "Painted by Walery Eljasz R.". ...
"Printed and owned by the Catholic Bookstore in Poznan". Period frame.
Graphic published at the Catholic Bookstore in Poznan on the 100th anniversary of Tadeusz Kosciuszko's oath (above the composition dates: 1794-1894). Dimensions in light frame: 49 x 65 cm (in frame behind glass: 62 x 78 cm).
Walery Eljasz Radzikowski (1841-1905) was a student of Władysław Łuszczkiewicz at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (1856-62). Influenced by his work, he began to paint historical compositions. He continued his painting studies in Munich, where he specialized in watercolor painting in the studio of Theodor Horschett (1862-65). Radzikowski's oeuvre developed in two thematic trends - the first included historical compositions, inspired by the national past and literary fiction; the second trend included landscape painting, especially views of the Tatra Mountains.
