Władysław Żurawski "In the garden", 1930’s
Description
Woodcut on paper, signed on the plate lower center “W. ŻURAWSKI”.
Framed: 30x24 cm (20x14 cm)
Władysław Żurawski (Stryj 1888 - 1963 Mielec) – A Polish painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and teacher. He studied between 1907 and 1912 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Wojciech Weiss and Jacek Malczewski, as well as Józef Pankiewicz, Julian Fałat, and Teodor Axentowicz. He spent time in Paris in 1912 and 1913. Alongside his teaching career, he was active as an artist. From 1928 he focused primarily on woodcuts, frequently featuring folkloric themes. He often published his woodcuts as a series compiled into albums.