Aleksander Gierymski

Aleksander Gierymski, actually Ignacy Aleksander Gierymski ( born January 30, 1850 in Warsaw, † 6 to 8 März 1901 in Rome) was a Polish painter, younger brother of Maksymilian Gierymski.

After finishing high school in Warsaw Gierymski 1868-1872 studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. His thesis " The Merchant of Venice " was awarded a gold medal. The years 1873-1874 spent Gierymski in Italy, mainly in Rome. There, he created his early pictures: "Roman Inn " and " Moraspieler ", which he successfully exhibited in Warsaw.

1875-1879 was Gierymski again active in Rome. His former light-filled images resemble the images of the French Impressionists, though Gierymski did not know their works.

The years 1879-1888 spent Gierymski in Warsaw, where his best works were written, such as " The Jewess with Oranges", " sandy graves ," " The Feast of Trumpets ". These socially critical images found no recognition at the Warsaw audience. Tired, he left Warsaw in 1888 and emigrated to Germany and France.

He then created many nocturnal cityscapes.

1893-1895 he came where he negotiated a professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. At that time the picture " The farmer coffin " was born.

His final years were spent Gierymski in Italy. There he died insane.

Alexander Gierymskis masterpiece, " The Jewess with Oranges", appeared unexpectedly on 26 November 2010 at the auction of the company Art and Auction House Eva Aldag in Buxtehude. The painting from 1875 (oil on canvas, 65 × 54 cm), since 1928 owned by the Polish National Museum in Warsaw, since the second world war was lost.