Wacław Wąsowicz (1891-1942), Water feature of the Temple of Vesta, Saski Park in Warsaw

Watercolor, paper, 25 x 29 cm lightly framed in a period frame, 30 x 34 cm; signed p.d. "Wac.Wąsowicz"

Waclaw Wąsowicz - Studied art in 1909-10 at the W. Gerson Drawing School in Warsaw under Mieczyslaw Kotarbiński; continued his studies in 1911-14 at the School of Fine Arts under Ignacy Pienkowski. In 1914 he briefly attended the studio of Jacek Malczewski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. In the period 1918-20 he worked as a teacher at the K. Kulwieć Gymnasium in Warsaw. He was a member of the Polish Expressionists (from 1919 Formists) group, with which he exhibited in Warsaw (1920, 1921, 1922), Krakow (1921) and Paris (1922); in 1921 he collaborated with the magazine "Formists". In 1918-21, he participated in the realization of wall decorations in the Skamandrites' cafe "Under the Picador," the Polish Futurist Club at the European Hotel and the Polish Art Club at the Polonia Hotel. In 1923, he became a member of the Association of Polish Artists "Rhythm." He was an activist of the Professional Union of Polish Artists, the Institute of Art Propaganda and the Society for the Propagation of Polish Art among Foreigners. He also joined the Association of Graphic Artists "Ryt". The artist's individual exhibitions were held in Cracow (1931), Warsaw (1934, 1939), Poznan (1934) and Lodz (1939).