Eligiusz Niewiadomski (1869 Warsaw - 1923 there), Portrait of Mrs. Niewiadomska, 1917.

oil, canvas, 83 × 58 cm
signed p. d. with the artist's monogram: "EN 1917"

On the back exhibition stickers: 1) TZSP in the Kingdom of Poland (Spring Salon 1917) with a description of the work, 2) fragmentarily preserved exhibition sticker with a description of the work with the number "34995"

Provenance:
- Warsaw, private collection
- Warsaw, collection of the artist's family
- owned by the artist

Exhibited:
- Warsaw, Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in the Kingdom of Poland, Spring Salon, 1917

Literature:
- (mentioned): Catalogue of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts (1860-1940), 1917, item 101.
- Słownik artystów polskich i obcych w Polsce działających, vol. VI, published by IS PAN, Warsaw 1998, pp. 77-82.

Maria Natalia Niewiadomska née de Tilly (1874 Zduńska Wola - 1929 Warsaw) - daughter of Jan Nepomucen de Tylla and Natalia née Gorczycka. Wife of Eligiusz Niewiadomski, with whom she married on October 15, 1898, and with whom she had two children, son Stefan and daughter Anna. She was portrayed at least three times by her husband (see "Słownik artystów polskich i obcych..., op. cit., pp. 78-79, 81). Also preserved is a photograph depicting Niewiadomski against the background of a portrait of his wife painted by his friend Konrad Krzyżanowski.