Aleksander Gierymski
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Ignacy Aleksander Gierymski (born 30 January 1850 in Warsaw
, died between 6 and 8 March 1901 in Rome
) was a Polish
painter
of the late 19th century. He was the younger brother of Maksymilian Gierymski
, equally renowned Polish watercolour painter.
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, died between 6 and 8 March 1901 in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
) was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
of the late 19th century. He was the younger brother of Maksymilian Gierymski
Maksymilian Gierymski
Maksymilian Gierymski was a Polish painter, specializing mainly in watercolours. He was the older brother of painter Aleksander Gierymski.As a seventeen-years-old boy, he participated in the January Uprising...
, equally renowned Polish watercolour painter.
 "The Sea" by Aleksander Gierymski (oil on canvas) painted around 1891 |
"Jewish woman selling oranges" by Aleksander Gierymski (oil on canvas) painted around 1880-1881, plundered Nazi plunder Nazi plunder refers to art theft and other items stolen as a result of the organized looting of European countries during the time of the Third Reich by agents acting on behalf of the ruling Nazi Party of Germany. Plundering occurred from 1933 until the end of World War II, particularly by military... from the National Museum, Warsaw |
 "Święto trąbek I" by Aleksander Gierymski (oil on canvas) depicting Jews at Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah , , is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im which occur in the autumn... |