Size: 14 x 9 cm (print)
The print comes from the Italian woodcut magazine "L'eroica" of 1924, published on the occasion of Skoczylas' exhibition in Rome.
Literature
Maryla Sitkowska, Władysław Skoczylas (1883-1934), Warsaw 2015, cat. no. III.18, p. 213
Biography
Educated in Vienna and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow under Teodor Axentowicz and Leon Wyczółkowski. In Paris he studied sculpture with Antoine Bourdelle and in Leipzig, at the Academy of Graphic Arts (1912-13). Recognized as the creator of modern Polish woodcut; he also masterfully used watercolor. He exhibited together with the Formists. He was a co-founder of the Association of Artists "Rhythm". In 1922-34 he held the chair of artistic graphics at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, and from 1932 was a professor at the academy. In his work, he readily drew on folk folklore, especially often the Podhale region. Oil paintings in the oeuvre of this artist are a great rarity.
