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"Together: The Shtetl on the Canvases of Munich Painters" at the Cytron Synagogue in Białystok.
Two paintings by Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski, *Resting Outside an Inn*, 1878, oil on panel, 30 x 60 cm, and *On a Reconnaissance Mission*, 1877, watercolour and gouache on paper, 23.7 x 21.7 cm, were featured in the exhibition ‘Together. The Shtetl on the Canvases of Painters…’The unveiling of a plaque commemorating Izabela Roman’s donation.
On Thursday 25 June at 2.00 pm, a plaque commemorating Izabela Roman’s donation will be unveiled at the Regional Museum in Suwałki. The event has been organised and funded by the Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski Foundation…The unveiling of a plaque commemorating a gift of Polish contemporary art donated by Izabela Roman
On the initiative of the Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski Foundation, a plaque was unveiled to commemorate the donation of Polish contemporary art, curated by Izabela Roman, to the Regional Museum in Suwałki. The plaque was unveiled by…Wacław Szymanowski (1859–1930)
I sometimes find myself thinking that the paintings by Wacław Szymanowski (1859–1930) could be regarded as works belonging to the Wierusz-Kowalski family. After all, a wife’s brother – a brother-in-law – is family. There is no doubt that Alfred and Wacław, despite their differences…Jacek Malczewski, Portrait of Michalina Wierusz-Kowalska, 1910
Family, tremble with excitement. Yes! The painting flashed across the turbulent art market scene like a meteor across the sky, but it was there – and so it remains. Jacek Malczewski, Portrait of Michalina Wierusz-Kowalska, 1910, signed, dated, oil on cardboard…Bonawentura Klembowski (1795–1888), Portrait of Jan Bohowicz
Bonawentura Klembowski (c. 1795, near Krzemieniec – 1888, Krzemieniec), Portrait of Jan Bohowicz, auditor of the Vilnius University estates, 1827–1829, pastel on paper, 32 x 25 cm. Such artistic and biographical gems…Alfred’s Self-Portrait in the collection of Ignacy Korwin-Milewski
There it is. Among the very best. Ignacy Korwin Milewski has assembled a magnificent collection of Munich paintings. He bought the most valuable works, those that best demonstrated the artist’s talent (and aesthetic refinement…A talk on Stanisław Grocholski
All roads lead to Rome. All of Munich’s artistic histories are linked to Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski. Don’t believe me? Well, listen to this...An album of paintings by Czesław Wierusz-Kowalski
Work on the small album of paintings by Czesław Wierusz-Kowalski is essentially complete. Just one final check and… off it goes into the world – or rather, into the cloud – and from there to the publisher. As a foundation, we will have…The expeditions of Czesław Wierusz-Kowalski
And here are some lesser-known facts and traces of Czesław Wierusz-Kowalski’s distant expeditions. As a young man, he believed he could become a businessman and set off, having borrowed money from Jadwiga, deep into Russia…Photographs by Karol Wierusz-Kowalski
A brief glimpse into Karol Wierusz-Kowalski’s photographic legacy. The most important photograph is the one of the painter with his palette, sitting in front of a painting he has created, but I think the collection as a whole might hold a few pleasant surprises, if…