Władysław Chmielinski (Stachowicz), WESELE KRAKOWSKIE

35.0 x 50.2cm - oil, canvas signed p.d.: Wł. Chmieliński.
On the reverse, p.d. signature in pink crayon.

Provenance: Collection of the Paskowski Family in the USA.Dr. Richard and Catherine Paskowski were both born in New York as children of Polish immigrants. Although they lived in the United States, they cherished their Polish heritage, traveled throughout Poland and spent years amassing a fine collection of Polish art. They made many donations to Polish causes in the US. They also wanted the rest of the collection to come back to Poland and please Polish collectors.

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Władysław Chmieliński (Warsaw 1911 - Warsaw 1979) was a painter associated with Warsaw, where he lived and worked permanently. Between 1926 and 1931 he studied at the Warsaw Municipal School of Decorative Arts and Painting (former Drawing Class). The leading subject of his paintings was urban views, painted in oil and watercolor. In 1935-1938, he created a series of watercolors depicting objects of Polish architecture; among them, views of Sandomierz, Cracow, Kazimierz on the Vistula River, as well as interiors of historic churches or palaces, including the Royal Castle in Warsaw and the Wilanów Palace. He also painted landscapes and rural genre scenes - sleigh rides, sledges, carriages, weddings, horses against a landscape background. In 1967-1969 he traveled to Denmark for extended stays. In 1936-1939 the artist also used the pseudonym "Władysław Stachowicz".