Konstantin Shevchenko ( 1910 - 1991), Portrait of an Arabian

oil, plywood; in st. frame: 19, 5 x 14 cm; framed: 29 x 24 cm
Signed l. d. K. SZEWCZENKO

Studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw during the years, and then at the
Academy of Fine Arts under the direction of Felicjan Kowarski and Tadeusz
Pruszkowski. In his work, he focused on easel painting,
especially on genre scenes and portraits. He was eager to take up the subjects of
ethnographic subjects, portraying Jews, Highlanders or Arabs. He was also involved in illustration and
scenography, and collaborated with the Lviv publishing house "Atlas," "Kurier
Morning Courier" and the Variety Theater in Warsaw. He participated in exhibitions
domestically and abroad, including in Vienna and New York, where in 1964 he
he presented a solo exhibition. His works can be found in the collections of the
Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw.