Dimensions: 42 x 34 cm
Signed l.d.: 'J. Kober'.
Biography
Jan Kober studied at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts under Stanisław Lorentz from 1908 to 1912, and was active in painting and printmaking. He was a well-known and respected portrait painter - he painted, among others, a portrait of the heir to the throne of Egypt, Prince Farouk. He traveled extensively, including to Egypt, Lebanon, Iran, Italy, France; the painting on display was painted in Nice, where Stefania Szczerska stayed with her daughter in 1934.