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Wojciech Gerson (1831 - 1901) was a Polish painter and professor.
Born in Warsaw, Gerson enrolled at the Warsaw Fine Arts Academy and graduated with honorable mention and a scholarship to St. Petersburg Academy of Arts where he studied historical painting under A. T. Markov. He graduated from St. Petersburg with a silver medal and returned to Warsaw. He left for Paris in 1850 and studied under Leon Cogniet.
He travelled back to Warsaw in 1858, where he would live for the rest of his life. Gerson began to teach art in his own workshop in 1865. He trained many future Polish artists such as J??zef Chełmo??ski, Leon Wycz??łkowski, Władysław Podkowi??ski, and J??zef Pankiewicz. He was made a professor for the St. Petersburg Fine Arts Academy in 1878.
Gerson also worked as an architect and art critic. He is known for his paintings of patriotism, country life, and mountain landscapes. Gerson died in Warsaw, aged 70. |
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ID de tableau:: 92352 The shepherd's concert The shepherd's concert
1862(1862)
oil on canvas
ttd 1862(1862)
oil on canvas
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ID de tableau:: 92450 Festivities on Midsummer Night Festivities on Midsummer Night
Date 1897(1897)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 107 X 175 cm (42.1 X 68.9 in
TTD Date 1897(1897)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 107 X 175 cm (42.1 X 68.9 in
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ID de tableau:: 93076 Sigismund the Old with Stanczyk at the Wawel Castle Sigismund the Old with Stanczyk at the Wawel Castle
Date 19th century
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 46 X 54.5 cm (18.1 X 21.5 in)
TTD Date 19th century
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 46 X 54.5 cm (18.1 X 21.5 in)
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ID de tableau:: 93757 Wladyslaw the Elbow-high near Ojcow Wladyslaw the Elbow-high near Ojcow
1890(1890)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 61 x 91.7 cm (24 x 36.1 in)
cjr 1890(1890)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 61 x 91.7 cm (24 x 36.1 in)
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ID de tableau:: 93808 Pozegnanie Jana III z rodzina przed wyprawa wiedenska Pozegnanie Jana III z rodzina przed wyprawa wiedenska
oil on canvas, 169 x 201 cm.1882
cjr oil on canvas, 169 x 201 cm.1882
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Wojciech Gerson (1831 - 1901) was a Polish painter and professor.
Born in Warsaw, Gerson enrolled at the Warsaw Fine Arts Academy and graduated with honorable mention and a scholarship to St. Petersburg Academy of Arts where he studied historical painting under A. T. Markov. He graduated from St. Petersburg with a silver medal and returned to Warsaw. He left for Paris in 1850 and studied under Leon Cogniet.
He travelled back to Warsaw in 1858, where he would live for the rest of his life. Gerson began to teach art in his own workshop in 1865. He trained many future Polish artists such as J??zef Chełmo??ski, Leon Wycz??łkowski, Władysław Podkowi??ski, and J??zef Pankiewicz. He was made a professor for the St. Petersburg Fine Arts Academy in 1878.
Gerson also worked as an architect and art critic. He is known for his paintings of patriotism, country life, and mountain landscapes. Gerson died in Warsaw, aged 70.
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