
Bardzo dobry pastel Artura Markowicza i to odbiegający od jego przeważającej, typowej, zadumanej tematyki żydowskiej. Obraz przedstawiający modlących się w katedrze tarnowskiej był wielokrotnie wystawiany o czym świadczy kilka nalepek wystawowych. Było też wówczas kilka prób chyba nieudanej sprzedaży tej pracy. Warto było obecnie kupić ten obraz.
Lot 274. Markowicz, Artur. 1872 Podgórze-1934 Kraków. Praying Christians in the cathedral of Tarnow (Tarnów). Circa 1909. Pastel, signed lower left, various old labels from exhibition participations with inscriptions in Polish on the back of the frame. Frame and glass glued. 65 x 50 cm. Slide-in frame 68 x 50 cm. The Polish genre painter and graphic artist of Jewish descent studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow from 1886 to 1895 under Leopold Löffler, Wladyslaw Luszczkiewicz, Florian Cynk and Jan Matejko. He then continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich in the class of Otto Seitz. From 1900 to 1903, he lived in Paris and perfected his talent at the École des Beaux-Arts under the direction of Jean-Léon Gérôme. During this time, Markowicz was represented with works at the Salon des Artistes Français and the Salon d’Automne, among others. The focus of his work is the life of the Jewish ethnic group in small Polish towns. For the painting on offer, the painter chose a Christian place of worship – the cathedral in Tarnow near Krakow – as his motif. In a twilight atmosphere, a group of praying people gather under a monumental crucifix. Interiour scene in the cathedral of Tarnow (near Krakow) in Poland. Ca. 1909. Pastel painting, signed lower left, old labels at frame back. Framed with glass. 68 x 50 cm. No estimate. Kunstauktionshaus Günther. 09/24/24. Sold 1,600 euro
















