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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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Painting ID:: 70912
Granny's comming
1897(1897)
Oil on canvas
117 x 174 cm (46.06 x 68.5 in)
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Painting ID:: 70913
In front of the hut.
1856(1856)
Oil on canvas
60 x 74 cm (23.62 x 29.13 in)
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Painting ID:: 71049
The ghost of Barbara RadziwiII
1886(1886)
Oil on canvas
189 x 281 cm (74.41 x 110.63 in)
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Painting ID:: 71157
Gdansk in the 17th century.
1865(1865)
Oil on canvas
103.5 x 147 cm (40.75 x 57.87 in)
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Painting ID:: 71161
offered on auction by Dom Aukcyjny
Tadeusz Kościuszko, oil on canvas, 95 x 65 cm, offered on auction by Dom Aukcyjny REMPEX on 2001/08/29 for 88000 zł.
1890(1890)
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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.
. Related Artists to Wojciech Gerson: | Elisabetta Sirani | Jacques Daret | Jacob de Backer | Jean-Francois Millet | Eduardo Leon Garrido |
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