Henryk PIĄTKOWSKI (1853-1932), Lady of the 18th century

woodcut, paper, 18 x 12 cm (light frame); signed and dated on plate p. g.: H Piatkowski 1880

Henryk Piatkowski (born August 4, 1853 in Kiev, died June 3, 1932 in Warsaw) - Polish painter, printmaker, writer and art critic.Henryk Piatkowski's oeuvre includes portraits, landscapes and paintings of sacred and historical subjects, as well as genre scenes often with antique elements. During the creative period of his life, he exhibited at the Autumn Salons and at exhibitions in Warsaw, St. Petersburg and Moscow.In addition to painting, the artist was also involved in art criticism, publishing reviews in magazines including Wędrowiec and Tygodnik Ilustrowany. He also wrote books treating the current work of other painters of his time.