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An art visionary. A painter. A graduate of the Art Schools in Cracow and Munich. He is an author of such works as: ‘Olszynka Grochowska’, ‘Attack of 5th Zamojscy Uhlans Regiment’, ‘Uhlan’s rest’.
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Wojciech Kossak, a co-originator of ‘Racławice Panorama’, was born in Paris on New Year’s Eve 1856.
Wojciech received his second name after his godfather Horacy Vernet, the author of ‘Prince Józef Poniatowski’s death’ and ‘Battle near Somosierra’, and maybe, this fact bore on his love of painting and Paris although his life had been connected with Cracow for ever.
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And this was a place where Wojciech Kossak’s painting began. Here, the society starved for historical paintings, glorification of the former Polish Army to support the independence spirit.
“Like his father, he was a painter of battle-scenes, an author of panoramas and compositions of large format that depicted war episodes not only from Polish history but also from French or German while avoiding glorification of armies, especially of Prussian invader, and at the same time – Polish defeats. He has painted many portraits, most often representational images of European society or aristocracy. He had his portrait painted willingly but he did not seek knowledge about himself or his personality features while studying his face. Most often, he treated a self-portrait as an opportunity to took worthily.”
Wojciech Kossak used to paint every day from his early youth, first in the custody of his father in Cracow and then during many years’ education at Munich Academy and Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. For a young, ambitious painter from Poland, it was not easy to come into being in Paris. (…)
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Author: Iwona Strzelewicz-Ziemiańska
Wojciech Kossak died in Cracow on 29th July 1942, aged 86.
He was buried at Rakowicki Cemetery in Cracow (a quarter XIIB-north-on the left)
Polish Digital Equestrian Library:
Click the following links to go to related materials in Polish Digital Equestrian Library (they will open in a new page):
„O dwóch takich co Racławice…” (2021) – I. Strzelewicz-Ziemiańska
„’Fabryczka’ Kossaków…” (2021) – S. Krzysztofowicz-Kozakowska
„Kossakowie ; The Kossaks” [PL+EN] (2016) – Praca zbiorowa
„Kossakowie” [PL, EN] (2015) – S. Krzyształowicz-Kozakowska
„Kossakowie” (2005) – S. Krzyształowicz-Kozakowska
„Kossakowie” (2001) – S. Krzyształowicz-Kozakowska
„Niepospolity ród Kossaków” (2000) – Zespół redakcyjny
„Kossakowie” (1986) – Zespół redakcyjny
„Sztuka dynastii Kossaków” (1986) – Stanisław Ledóchowski
„Wojciech Kossak” (1982) – Kazimierz Olszański
„Wspomnienia” (1918) – Wojciech Kossak
„Wojciech Kossak – król życia” [link] – Beata Stragierowicz
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Gallery:
Self-portrait with a horse during hunting. 1924. National Museum in Warsaw. Polish Fiat painted by Wojciech Kossak – an artist who loved cars, horses and women. An uhlan is going across a wood, a forest. 1934. National Museum in Warsaw. Kościuszko on horseback. A sketch, joint with Jan Styka, for Racławice Panorama. 1893. National Museum in Cracow. A wounded cuirassier and a girl. 1908. Art Museum, Łódź. Portrait of the artist’s daughters, Maria and Magdalena. 1911. Private property.
An uhlan at a horse. After 1925. National Museum in Cracow.
Portrait of Marshal Józef Piłsudski. 1928. National Museum in Warsaw.