(1837 - 1867) was a Polish painter and graphic designer, one of the most prominent artists of the early 1800s despite his brief life.
He was born in Eastern Galicia to an amateur artist of German background, Jan Jozef Grottger, and a Polish mother. Grottger studied painting under the apprenticeships of Jan Kanty Maszkowski and Juliusz Kossak in Lwew. Grottger received an imperial scholarship to attend the Krakow School of Fine Arts, where he studied under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz and Wojciech Kornel Stattler. Around this time he met one of his biggest future art patrons and benefactors, Aleksander Pappenheim.
Grottger painted mostly epic battle scenes. He moved to Vienna in 1854, where he produced some of his most famous paintings. In 1865, Grottger returned to Poland and stayed in Krakew and Lwew, but left this time for good in 1866.
King Jan III Sobieski meets emperor Leopold I near Schwechat King Jan III Sobieski meets emperor Leopold I near Schwechat
Oil on canvas, 101x157, Art Gallery in Lviv
After Battle of Vienna, September 12, 1683
King Jan III Sobieski meets emperor Leopold I near Schwechat
Oil on canvas, 101x157, Art Gallery in Lviv
After Battle of Vienna, September 12, 1683
The Escape of Henry of Valois from Poland. Gemälde IDENTIFIZIERUNG:: 85563
The Escape of Henry of Valois from Poland. Date 1860(1860)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 100.3 x 158.7 cm (39.5 x 62.5 in)
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Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 100.3 x 158.7 cm (39.5 x 62.5 in)
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Phryne. Date 1867(1867)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 97 x 62 cm (38.2 x 24.4 in)
cjr Date 1867(1867)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 97 x 62 cm (38.2 x 24.4 in)
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Foot March to Siberia Gemälde IDENTIFIZIERUNG:: 88872
Foot March to Siberia 1866(1866)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 45 x 57 cm (17.7 x 22.4 in)
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Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 45 x 57 cm (17.7 x 22.4 in)
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Phryne 1867(1867)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 97 x 62 cm (38.2 x 24.4 in)
cyf 1867(1867)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 97 x 62 cm (38.2 x 24.4 in)
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