Karpiński Alfons (ur. 1875 Rozwadów, zm. 1961 Cracow).
Alfons Karpinski, after studying with L.. Wyczółkowski at the School of Fine Arts in Krakow, u A. Azbe in Munich and with K.. Pochwalski in Vienna, traveled to Italy, Paris, London. Constantly associated with Krakow, he belonged to the Society of Polish Artists “Piece”, participated in many exhibitions. The rich creative legacy of the artist consists of genre scenes painted earlier, landscapes and portraits, as well as still lifes with flowers, which over time became the main subject of his paintings with a subdued range of colors and diffused light.
During the war he was mobilized into the Austrian army and wounded near Kraśnik. W 1922 he left for additional studies in Paris at the Academie Colarassi. W 1926 he was in Italy. He settled permanently in Kraków.
From the first period of his creativity (do 1914) symbolic compositions are known (Prometheus) and scenes from the life of the Parisian and Krakow bohemians. The most important, however, are Art Nouveau portraits with a decorative color spot, expressive contour, subdued colors, smooth texture, depicting the characters of actresses and sharp models, sometimes “demonic” features. After World War I, he painted salon portraits and flower arrangements, less often landscapes.
Alfons Karpinski, after studying with L.. Wyczółkowski at the School of Fine Arts in Krakow, u A. Azbe in Munich and with K.. Pochwalski in Vienna, traveled to Italy, Paris, London. Constantly associated with Krakow, he belonged to the Society of Polish Artists “Piece”, participated in many exhibitions. The rich creative legacy of the artist consists of genre scenes painted earlier, landscapes and portraits, as well as still lifes with flowers, which over time became the main subject of his paintings with a subdued range of colors and diffused light.
During the war he was mobilized into the Austrian army and wounded near Kraśnik. W 1922 he left for additional studies in Paris at the Academie Colarassi. W 1926 he was in Italy. He settled permanently in Kraków.
From the first period of his creativity (do 1914) symbolic compositions are known (Prometheus) and scenes from the life of the Parisian and Krakow bohemians. The most important, however, are Art Nouveau portraits with a decorative color spot, expressive contour, subdued colors, smooth texture, depicting the characters of actresses and sharp models, sometimes “demonic” features. After World War I, he painted salon portraits and flower arrangements, less often landscapes.
Pilgrims, 1907
oil, canvas, 96 x 126 cm;
signed lower right: A. Karpiński / 1907.;
Collection of Ewa and Wojciech Fibak;
oil, canvas, 96 x 126 cm;
signed lower right: A. Karpiński / 1907.;
Collection of Ewa and Wojciech Fibak;
Portrait of a lady with a hat
oil, canvas stuck to cardboard, 41 x 33,5 cm;
signed p.g.: A. Karpiński | 1913;
from the AGRA-ART Auction House catalog;
oil, canvas stuck to cardboard, 41 x 33,5 cm;
signed p.g.: A. Karpiński | 1913;
from the AGRA-ART Auction House catalog;
Michałki and nasturtiums, after 1945
oil, cardboard, 71,6 x 91,4 cm;
signed on the right: A. Karpiński;
from the AGRA-ART Auction House catalog;
oil, cardboard, 71,6 x 91,4 cm;
signed on the right: A. Karpiński;
from the AGRA-ART Auction House catalog;
Michałki and nasturtiums, after 1945
oil, canvas, 58 x 47 cm;
signed lower left: A. Karpiński | 1916;
Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom;
oil, canvas, 58 x 47 cm;
signed lower left: A. Karpiński | 1916;
Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom;
Forsythia in a vase
oil, cardboard, 97,5 x 67,5 cm;
signed lower right: A. Karpiński.;
from the AGRA-ART Auction House catalog;
oil, cardboard, 97,5 x 67,5 cm;
signed lower right: A. Karpiński.;
from the AGRA-ART Auction House catalog;
Portrait of a woman against the background of a mirror
oil, canvas, 81,8 x 82 cm;
Lviv Picture Gallery;
oil, canvas, 81,8 x 82 cm;
Lviv Picture Gallery;
