Wojciech Kossak
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Wojciech Kossak (–1942) | |||
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Alternative names |
Adalbert Kossak | ||
Description | Polish painter, graphic artist and typographer | ||
Date of birth/death | 31 December 1857 | 29 July 1942 | |
Location of birth/death | Paris | Kraków | |
Work location |
Paris (1877); Russia; Vienna; Munich (1873–1876); Berlin (1895–1902); Warsaw (1913–1921); United States of America (1923–1924); United States of America (1928–1932) | ||
Authority file |
Wojciech Kossak (1857-1942) was a Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of painters and writers. He is best known for paintings depicting the history of the Polish army, and notable battles of Central and Eastern Europe. Among his most famous paintings is the monumental "Racławice Panorama" (Panorama Racławicka).
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,Self-portrait with palette
oil on canvas , 1893, 154 × 106 cm (60.6 × 41.7 in), National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
Military art
[edit]Battles
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,Clash between Polish insurgents and Russian cuirassiers on bridge in Warsaw's Łazienki Park
1890s -
November Night
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,Reminiscence of Childhood—Charge of the Circassians down Krakowskie Przedmieście
oil on canvas , 1891, The Polish Museum of America, Chicago -
,Polish Light Horse Guard in Wagram, 1809
1893 -
,Taking into captivity companion armored - an episode from the Swedish War
1894 -
,Jabłonowski's Battery at Jerozolimskie Gate
oil on canvas , 1897, 65 × 115 cm (25.5 × 45.2 in), Private collection -
,After the Battle of Zieleńce in 1792
1898 -
,The Battle of Zorndorf (1758)
1899 -
,Emilia Plater in skirmish near Szawle
oil on canvas , 1904, 60 × 90 cm (23.6 × 35.4 in), Private collection -
,Teutonic Knights' apostolate
1909 -
,Battle of Raszyn (1809)
oil on canvas , 1913, 189.5 × 398 cm (74.6 × 156.6 in), National Museum in Warsaw (MNW) -
,Chłopicki with the staff near Olszynka
1914 -
,Gen. Sowiński on earthworks of Wola
oil on canvas , 1922, 200 × 376 cm (78.7 × 148 in), Polish Army Museum -
,Kościuszko with kosynierzy
1924 -
,Battle of Niemen (fragment)
1935 -
,Battle of Montmirail, 1814
1935
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,Battle of Raszyn 1809, Victory!
1913 -
,Polish light-horseman against prussian hussar
oil on canvas , 1914, 58 × 47 cm (22.8 × 18.5 in), Private collection -
, 1916The vision of Napoleon near Somosierra
Panorama Berezyna
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, 1895Napoleon's forces crossing the Berezina
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,Artillery in retreat
1896 -
,Camp fire
1896 -
,Retreat of the Grand Army
1896 -
,Burning of Standarts before Napoleon
1896 -
,Standard-bearer
1896
Panorama Somosierra
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,Charge in the gorge Samosierra
1907 -
,Silenced battery
1909 -
,Chevau legere polonais
1910
Battle of the Pyramids
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,Battle of the Pyramids
oil on canvas , 1896, 70 × 105 cm (27.5 × 41.3 in), National Museum in Warsaw (MNW) -
,Battle of the Pyramids (fragment)
1911 -
,Napoleon and Sphinx
1911 -
,Hussar on camel
1912
Others military art
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,"Armoured" banner cavalry captain Józef Hulewicz
1903 -
,Jan Kiliński leading Russian prisoners through the streets of Warsaw
oil on canvas , 1908, 71 × 97 cm (27.9 × 38.1 in), Muzeum Śląska Opolskiego, Opole -
,Two Swords
circa 1909 -
,Tadeusz Kościuszko takes oath as leader of Kościuszko Uprising (1794) in Kraków market square
1911 -
,Encounter on the village road
oil on canvas , 1922, 49.5 × 69.5 cm (19.4 × 27.3 in), Private collection -
,Regiment of Husaria before king John Sobieski by Vienna
1925 -
,Fantasia
1933
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,Long live the Emperor!
1914
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,Horse Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard in Russia, 1812
between 1896 and 1917 -
,Legionnaire guarding Russian prisoners
oil on canvas , 1916, 67 × 57 cm (26.3 × 22.4 in), Muzeum Józefa Piłsudskiego w Sulejówku
Others
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,Imperial hunting in Gödöllő
oil on canvas , 1887, 111 × 194 cm (43.7 × 76.3 in), National Museum in Warsaw (MNW) -
,The rapacious Vassal
1909 -
,Prussian deportations
1909
Portraits
[edit]Female portraits
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The artist's sisters
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,Artist's wife Maria z Kisielnickich Kossakowa
1884 -
Zofia Hoesickowa, 1909
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, 1909Portrait of a lady in a chair
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,Archduchess Maria Teresa Habsburg
1911 -
Portrait of a Lady, 1913
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,The woman in the chair
1923 -
,Mrs. Moszczeńska
1925 -
, 1925Portrait of countess Szulczewska
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,The woman in the chair
1928 -
Jadwiga Hockbeil,
1928
Equestran portraits
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Elżbieta Potocka
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,Portrait of Maria from Skrzyńscy Sobańska on a horseback
1907 -
Equestrian portrait of Maria Zandbangowa,
1913
Male portraits
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Stanisław Jędrzejowicz, 1909
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,Archduke Karol Stefan Habsburg
1911 -
,Marshall Józef Piłsudski
oil on canvas , 1928, 54.7 × 42.3 cm (21.5 × 16.6 in), National Museum in Warsaw (MNW) -
,Marshall Józef Piłsudski on Kasztanka
oil on canvas , 1928, 108.5 × 92.5 cm (42.7 × 36.4 in), National Museum in Warsaw (MNW) -
General Kazimierz Sosnkowski,
circa 1939
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