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Guten Morgen & Frohe Weihnachten! 🎄
Bronisława Janowska (1868–1953) 🎨 🇵🇱
Weihnachtsabendessen 🖼️
#Christmas #ChristmasInArt #ArtHistory #BskyArt #History #YoungPoland #Realism
Interieur-Bild mit einem Blick durch das großzügige Wohnzimmer einer wohlhabenden Familie rechts neben der Türe steht der geschmückte Weihnachtsbaum mit brennenden Kerzen im Innern des im Hintergrund sichtbaren Esszimmers sitzt erleuchtet die fünfköpfige Familie (die Eltern neben einem Kleinkind sowie zwei Großeltern) beim Weihnachtsabendessen
December 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
ruskinsociety.bsky.social
Ruskin always argued that the smallest, most familiar plants carried the clearest truths about growth and honesty in art.

#Symbolism #YoungPoland #ArtsAndCrafts #Stasiak #Malczewski #ArtHistory #Dandelions #1900sArt
ahistoryinart.bsky.social Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · Mar 14
'Dandelions.' (1900) Along with Jacek Malczewski, Ludwig Stasiak is credited for the rise in popularity of symbolism in late 19thC and early 20thC Poland and was on the fringes of the Young Poland Movement, it shared fundamental parallels with the British Arts and Crafts Movement
April 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
mdstamper.bsky.social
Portret kobiety na tle jarzębiny (Portrait of a Woman with Rowanberry) by Jacek Malczewski (Polish) - Oil on cardboard / 1917 - National Museum in Warsaw (Poland) #womeninart #art #oilpainting #JacekMalczewski #Malczewski #YoungPoland #NationalMuseuminWarsaw #MNW #MuzeumNarodowewWarszawie #womensart
Polish symbolist artist Jacek Malczewski depicts a beautiful woman in a white dress outdoors amidst a vibrant landscape of rowan trees and orange-red rowan berries, evoking a mood of introspective contemplation. She possesses wavy dark hair styled simply, pulled back from her face, revealing her delicate facial features. Her expression is one of quiet playful melancholy with her eyes downcast and her hands are gently touching her neck. She wears a translucent, light-colored, almost white dress that appears to be made of a flowing fabric that drapes loosely around her form. Malczewski’s brushstrokes suggest texture and movement in the fabric. Her skin tone is rendered with soft, pale hues, emphasizing a kind of ethereal quality. The soft light, the colors, and the overall style create a peaceful, almost dreamlike mood. The contrast between the warm orange-red of the berries and the cool tones of the background adds a sense of subtle tension within the serene setting both romantic and introspective. Malczewski (ˈjat͡sɛk malˈt͡ʂɛfskʲi) was one of the central figures of the patriotic Young Poland (Młoda Polska) modernist movement in Polish visual arts, literature and music from roughly 1890-1918. His works combined the dominant style of his time with historical motifs of Polish martyrdom, the romantic aspiration for national independence, Christian and Greek mythology, folk tales, and his love of the natural world. He was also the father of painter Rafał Malczewski. Many believe the model for this painting was the artist’s lifelong muse, Maria Bal (Jadwiga Maria Kinga Bal), who was a Polish baroness and frequently his live model for a series of symbolic portrayals of women, as well as nude studies and mythological beings. Their affair began around the time her 1st marriage ended in 1904 until World War I, even though Malczewski was 25 years her senior and married as well. Long after their breakup, the two regularly communicated and remained friends.
April 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
art-modern.bsky.social
Józef Mehoffer et al. / "Paon" / 1896-1903 / ? on canvas

Just some random Art Nouveau doodles by bohème artists frequenting „Café Restaurant du Théatre” (Krakow) - also called "Paons" after „les paons blancs, les paons nonchalants” .

#painting #fineart #artnouveau
#mehoffer #youngpoland
The first cafés and cabarets are also associated with the Young Poland social and artistic life of Kraków – places where people met and not only discussed. These “temples of night secession” were considered sinful in a city that was still rigid in its worldview and devout. One of the first cafés that the Kraków artistic bohemia took a liking to was the “Café Restaurant du Théatre”, founded by Ferdynand Turliński in 1896, opposite the municipal theatre on Szpitalna Street, called Paon in reference to a quote from Maurice Maetelinck’s poem “les paons blancs, les paons nonchalants”. In one of the rooms, writers and artists, led by Stanisław Przybyszewski, met there. According to Boy, “Paon” became an original mixture of very distinguished people and a bunch of “scumbags”.
January 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
oliviermurlor.bsky.social
I’m heading to Poland next week and wanted some advice on great #YoungPoland literature I can read whilst I’m there. Any suggestions? #Modernism #PolishLiterature 🇵🇱
February 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM