Sleigh Ride By Czeslaw Ignacy Wasilewski - Zygmuntowicz (polish, 1875 - 1947)

This village scene with a sleigh ride was painted by the renowned Polish artist Czeslaw Wasilewski, also known as Ignacy Žygmantowicz (born in 1875 in Warsaw, died in 1947 in Łódź).

He was self-taught and enrolled at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts in 1911, though there is no evidence that he actually studied there. In 1917, he was likely a student of Wojciech Kossak. He lived in Warsaw and developed a personal style characterized by great creative individuality. He primarily painted sleigh rides, village landscapes, winter scenes, and hunting scenes. In his paintings, he referenced artists such as M. Ing. Józef Brandt, Józef Chelmonski, and Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski. He participated in several national exhibitions in Lublin, Czêstochowa, Gdynia, and Poznań. He exhibited on several occasions with the Zachêta Arts Gallery in Warsaw. His works are currently in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw, as well as in Šañcut, Leszno, and Łódź.
Bibliography: Thieme/Becker Lexicons, Polish Lexicons.
Inscription: Signed lower right.
Technique: Oil on canvas. Original period frame.
Dimensions: Unframed: 71.5 cm x 56 cm; Framed: 77 cm x 62.5 cm.
Condition: Very good.