Dimensions: 50.5 x 71 cm
signed and dated lower left: 'Bratkowski | 15'
On the stretcher, a handwritten paper label by the artist: 'Bratkowski Roman | Wien V Franzensgasse 3/7 | Title: March, price 200 K | Bratkowski'; on the stretcher, a secondary dedication: 'Franciszek Haładewicz to his beloved wife Zosia, born 1/9 1915, during World War I | in Vienna'
Provenance
private collection, Warsaw
Biography
He graduated from the Kraków School of Fine Arts, where he studied from 1888 to 1890. He continued his artistic studies in Vienna and Munich, where he was associated with Anton Ažbe’s studio. He completed his studies in the Bavarian capital in 1896, but returned there many times in the following years. He began exhibiting in 1891, presenting his works at the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Warsaw, as well as at the Societies of Friends of Fine Arts in Kraków and Lviv. He painted atmospheric landscapes and seascapes; views of southern Italy (including Capri) were a frequent motif in his works.
