Dimensions: 54.5 x 76 cm
Signed l.d.: 'F. M. Wygrzywalski'
on the loom of the painting fragmentarily preserved paper sticker with the number: '297'; on the reverse and on the loom of the painting stamps of the art gallery and of the framing studio Antoni Parkot and a faintly visible stamp of the warehouse of painting materials Iskra i Karmański
Provenance
private collection, Warsaw
Biography
Studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts from 1893-98 and at the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1900 he settled in Rome, from where he made numerous artistic trips, including to Egypt. In 1908 he returned to Lviv, where he settled permanently. There he received a commission to decorate the interiors of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He was involved in stage design and served as stage inspector at the City Theater. He designed theatrical costumes and stained glass windows. In his painting work, he used the language of naturalism, using a contrasting, bold color palette. He mainly created popular marine and oriental scenes, often depicting human labor or centered around female figures.