The Manor House in Kamionna, after 1863
watercolor on paper, 22.6 x 31.2 cm
Inscribed on the original passe-partout: To My Beloved Cousin
Anna Ożegalska | from the portfolio of my dear father Juliusz | presented by Wojciech Kossak
Condition: restored; accompanied by a photograph with the original dedication
He specialized in battle scenes, historical scenes, hunting scenes, and depictions of horses (which were his favorite subject). He painted mainly small-format works in watercolor. He studied law in Lviv and learned painting under Jan Maszkowski and Piotr Michałowski. From 1862 to 1868, he served as artistic director of Tygodnik Ilustrowany. For many years, he lived and worked in the famous Kossak House in Kraków. He was one of the initiators of the establishment of the National Museum in Kraków. He was the patriarch of a famous artistic family, the father of painter Wojciech Kossak, and the great-grandfather of Simona Kossak.
