Lot 8
  • 8

Juliusz Kossak

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Juliusz Kossak
  • Rider on Horseback
  • signed Kossak and dated 1887 (lower left); authenticated by Wojciech Kossak (the artist's son) at bottom edge
  • watercolor on canvas laid down on card

  • 9 by 5 7/8 in.
  • 22.8 by 14.9 cm

Provenance

Mr. R. Bakalorczky
Acquired from the above in 1970

Condition

Watercolor on canvas laid down on card. Surface is somewhat dirty and time darkened.
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Catalogue Note

The present work is authenticated by Wojciech Kossak (1857-1942), Juliusz' son and a successful artist in his own right.  Like his father, Wojciech painted battle-scenes of Polish campaigns in central and Eastern Europe.