Alphonse Karpinski, CYNIE

35,0 x 50,0cm - oil, cardboard signed l.śr: A. Karpinski

On the reverse near the upper edge (oil): dimension 50 x 35 | "Tin" | mal. | A. Karpiński | Krakow; below on p. in circle (in pencil): 1051; below: 03 pon



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Alfons Karpinski (Rozwadów, today a district of Stalowa Wola 1875 - Cracow 1961) studied at the School of Fine Arts in Cracow from 1891 to 1899 under Florian Cynk, Izydor Jablonski, Wladyslaw Luszczkiewicz and Leon Wyczolkowski, and then further studied under Anton Ažbé in Munich (1903), under Kazimierz Pochwalski in Vienna, and from 1907 also in Paris. He traveled to Italy and London. He lived permanently in Cracow; associated with the local community centered around the "Green Balloon," he designed decorations for the cabaret's performances. He belonged to the Tow. of Polish Artists "Sztuka", the group "Zero", was a member of the Vienna association "Secesja" and the Cracow TPSP. He participated in many exhibitions at home and abroad. During World War I he served in the Austrian army. The artist's rich oeuvre includes early genre scenes from the countryside near Krakow, landscapes and portraits, among them especially female portraits, which brought him particular popularity. In time, the main - besides portraiture - subject of his paintings became still lifes with flowers, decorative compositions with a subdued range of colors. The artist was also involved in printmaking and illustration.