Józef Pawlikiewicz “Beyazıt Square” 1931
Description
Watercolor on paper, described, dated and signed “Stambul 931 J. Pawlikiewicz Scene de grand Bajaz”.
Framed: 65x50 cm (44x30 cm)
Józef Pawlikiewicz - probably the pseudonym of Anna May-Rychter (Regensburg 1864–1955) an early 20th century realist painter best remembered for her watercolors of the Holy Land. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. There, Nikolaos Gyzis was one of her teachers. She was the long-term partner of Polish artist Tadeusz Rychter. The two did not marry because the Catholic Church did not recognize divorce and Tadeusz had been previously wed to Cracovian artist Bronisława Janowska. According to Haaretz, social disapproval of their out-of-wedlock relationship was the reason why the couple left Europe and settled in Jerusalem. In 1939 Tadeusz traveled to Poland on a work assignment and died in Warsaw during World War II. May-Rychter continued to live in the Arabic-speaking neighborhoods of East Jerusalem until her death in 1955 at the age of 90. In 2014 the Palestinian Heritage Foundation and The Jerusalem Fund sponsored an exhibition of May-Rychter's watercolors.
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