Stanislaw Wyspianski Portraits

Name: Stanislaw Wyspianski Portraits
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Stanisław Wyspiański is widely regarded as Poland's greatest artist and as the founder of modern Polish drama. Stanisław Wyspiański (1869-1907) is widely regarded as Poland's greatest artist, whose work is just beginning to be appreciated outside of Central Europe. Best known as the founder of modern... Read More

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Stanisław Wyspiański is widely regarded as Poland's greatest artist and as the founder of modern Polish drama.

Stanisław Wyspiański (1869-1907) is widely regarded as Poland's greatest artist, whose work is just beginning to be appreciated outside of Central Europe. Best known as the founder of modern Polish drama, he was also an artist and applied arts designer. During his short career, he created a number of striking portraits in pastel of his family and contemporary Cracovians. These works collectively provide a fascinating insight into the cultural life of a nation under partition and striving for independence.

This illustrated publication showcases 70 of Wyspiański's portraits. Full of colour and vitality, his works draw on indigenous folk traditions but are executed in a progressive, expressive style influenced by the years he spent in Paris. They epitomise the ideals and aspirations of the Young Poland movement with which he is closely associated.

Stanislaw Wyspianski Portraits is an essential exploration of the artist's legacy, reflecting the cultural vibrancy and historical context of his time.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781855145795

Publisher: National Portrait Gallery Publications

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: National Portrait Gallery Publications

Illustration: 70 Illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by Julia Griffin
Edited by Alison Smith
Edited by Alison Smith
Contributions by Maria Skrzpczak-Latzke
Contributions by Magdalena Laskowska
Text by Andrzej Szczerski
Contributions by Agnieszka Skalska

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 700g

Pages: 144

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Alison Smith is Director of Collections and Research at the Wallace Collection, London, and former Chief Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Previously published works include: Charles III: The Making of a King (National Portrait Gallery, 2023), Edward Burne-Jones (Tate Publishing, 2018), and Reflections: Van Eyck and the Pre-Raphaelites (Yale University Press, 2017).

Julia Griffin, is an independent art historian and curator of the Young Poland exhibition (October 2021-January 2022) at the William Morris Gallery. Previous published works include: Young Poland: The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890-1918 (Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 2020), and William Morris (Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2021).

Andrzej Szczerski is the Director of the National Museum, Krakow. Previously published works include: Transformation. Art in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989 (Jagiellonian University Press, 2018), The Reception of British Art and Design in Central Europe (1890-1918) (Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2015), Conversations with God: Jan Matejko's Copernicus (2021, Yale University Press), and Young Poland: The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890-1918 (Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 2020).

Magdalena Laskowska is a Curator (Wyspiański collection) at the National Museum, Krakow.

Maria Skrzpczak-Latzke is a Curator at the National Museum, Posnan.

Agnieszka Skalska is a Curator at the National Museum, Posnan.