Konstanty BRANDEL (1880-1970), Mythological Composition

woodcut, paper, 22 x 28 cm (clear passe-partout), 32 x 37.5 cm (dimension with passe-partout)

Konstanty Brandel (born April 10, 1880 in Warsaw, died December 7, 1970 in Paris) - Polish painter and graphic artist. In 1900 he graduated from the Władysław IV High School No. 8 in Warsaw. In 1900-1903 he studied painting at the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts under Leon Wyczółkowski, Józef Unierzyski and Józef Mehoffer. He continued his studies in Italy, and from 1907 in France, where he remained until the end of his life (retaining his Polish citizenship, however).From 1920 he was a member of the Société nationale des beaux-arts, from 1929 he belonged to the Société du Salon d'Automne. In 1933 he joined the Trade Union of Polish Artists in Cracow, and in 1956 he joined the Union of Polish Artists in France. In 1939 he became honorary president of the Association of Polish Graphic Artists.