Michał Gorstkin-Wywiórski, Fog in the Mountains
Description
Oil on canvas/cardboard, signed lower left: "M.G. Wywiórski".
Framed: 30x40 cm (19x30 cm).
Michał Gorstkin-Wywiórski (Warsaw 1861 – 1926 Berlin) - was a Polish painter. In years 1881-82, he studied chemistry at Riga Technical University. A sudden illness forced him to discontinue his studies and return home. After a brief stay in Zurich for his health, he decided to study art instead. From 1883 to 1887, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Karl Raupp and Nikolaos Gyzis. He also took private lessons with Józef Brandt and Alfred Kowalski. After 1895, he lived in Berlin for several years before returning to Poland. While there, at the invitation of Wojciech Kossak and Julian Fałat, he participated in painting a panorama depicting the Battle of Berezina. This was followed by an invitation from Jan Styka to work on the Transylvania Panorama. At first, he painted genre scenes dealing primarily with Cossacks and Tatars. Later, under the influence of the Young Poland movement, he shifted his interest to landscapes and marine art. He was a member of several art societies and professional groups in Poznań, which was his primary home after 1904.
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